Petits Bateaux Dans La Sauce (Little Boats In Sauce)

Servings: 1
Ingredients:

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2 c  Flour
2 ts Cream of tartar
1 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts -Salt
6 tb Lard
1/2 c  Milk

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3 tb Butter
1 c Molasses
2 c -Water; or milk
2 c Brown sugar
3 1/2 c -Water

Mix the dry ingredients. Blend in the lard to form a coarse mixture.
Gradually add milk until the dough is smooth but not too sticky. Roll the
dough until it is 1/4 inch thick. Cut the dough into 4′X2′ rectangles.
Pinch together the ends to form shapes ressembling small boats.
Put the ingredients for the sauce in a casserole dish, place it in the
oven set at 350F and bring to a gentle boil.
Put the ‘little boats’ in the sauce in a casserole dish, and bake at 350F
for about 30 minutes.
To serve, remove the pastries from the casserole dish and cover with the
sauce.

SOURCE: _A Taste of Acadie_ by Marielle Cormier-Boudreau

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