Bob, how do you make a "Chocolate Egg Cream"?
My cousin just posted this cookie recipe and history on FB.
Les Repas de Mon Enfance: Growing Up Franco-American
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STUMP THE CHEF #2 - ANSWER
Pets de Soeurs or "Nuns Farts" (No, really, I'm serious…)
Pets de soeurs which literally translates into "Nuns' farts"! No one knows where it comes from but I would have to agree with some theories that it relates to Quebec's love/hate relationship with the Catholic church. The Roman Catholic church was extremely powerful in the early days of Quebec's history, running it as their little fiefdom with many quashing the rights of the villagers and townsfolk. One way for the settlers to rebel against this "supreme executive power" was to make many a Catholic term a vulgar one. So, now you know…
Ingredients
1 c unbleached white flour (i used white pastry flour)
pinch salt
4 Tbsp butter, softened
3 oz chilled water
2 Tbsp butter, melted
Topping:
1 Tbsp maple sugar or brown sugar
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Note: I used the stand up mixer to prep the dough. Mix together the flour, salt and softened butter. Add the chilled water until a
dough ball is formed.
3. Roll the dough (rectangle-shaped) onto a lightly floured board. The dough should be slightly thicker than a pie crust.
4. Melt 2 tablespoons of butter. Use a pastry brush to spread butter on the dough. Combine the TOPPING ingredients in a small prep bowl. Sprinkle the dough with the TOPPING.
5. Roll the dough into a cylinder and cut into slices about 3/4" thick. Arrange them on a parchment-lined cookie sheet.
6. Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
I have made them and they are very tasty cookies, DH loves them, he is from Quebec.
