Perfect for entertaining, these cinnamon-scented beaver tail-shaped pastries are grilled rather than fried like the Canadian icon, and served with whipped cream, fresh berries and drizzled with a berry sauce – yummy!
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 4 minutes
Grilling Time: 4 minutes
Makes 10 pastries
Sauce:
1/2 cup (125 mL) granulated sugar
1/2 cup (125 mL) Ontario Blueberries
1/4 cup (50 mL) sliced Ontario Strawberries
1/4 cup (50 mL) Ontario Raspberries
2 tbsp (25 mL) water
Pastries:
1/4 cup (50 mL) granulated sugar
2 tsp (10 mL) ground cinnamon
1 package (340 g) refrigerated flaky biscuit rolls
2 tbsp (25 mL) melted butter
Toppings:
1/2 cup (125 mL) Ontario Blueberries
1/2 cup (125 mL) sliced Ontario Strawberries
1/2 cup (125 mL) Ontario Raspberries
1 tbsp (15 mL) Ontario Maple Syrup
Whipped cream
Sauce: In small saucepan over medium heat, stir together sugar, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and water. Bring to boil and cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; with hand blender purée until smooth.
Pastries: In medium bowl, stir together sugar and cinnamon; set aside.
Divide each biscuit in half. Roll out or stretch each piece into 5- x 3-inch (12 x 8 cm) oval. Brush with some of the melted butter.
Grill, uncovered, over medium-low heat for 2 minutes per side. Remove from grill; brush with remaining butter and toss in cinnamon sugar.
Toppings: In small bowl, stir together blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and maple syrup. Top each pastry with whipped cream and berries; drizzle with berry sauce.
Nutritional Information:
1 Pastry
PROTEIN: 5 grams
FAT: 13 grams
CARBOHYDRATE: 51 grams
CALORIES: 335
FIBRE: 1 gram
SODIUM: 370 mg
– Printed with permission from Foodland Ontario
