Beavertails in Canada

Continuing on the theme of all things Canadian, we recently remembered a tasty little treat we picked up in Whistler during our honeymoon at the end of a long day of alpine hiking as we were enjoying the village and starting to get a little chilly. We walked by this little stand called Zog's Dogs that was selling what are called "Beavertails," which are essentially fried wheat-dough pastries that come with various toppings of your choice. We went for the chocolate hazlenut spread topping.

This past weekend as we remembered enjoying our delicious Beavertail in Canada, we decided to try making one here at home, with a twist. Instead of frying wheat dough, we took some whole wheat pizza dough we had previously made, let it rise a little bit, baked it, and then spread Nutella on top. It was pretty close to the real thing! To learn more about Beavertails, you can check out this Beavertail company's site or Wikipedia.