Baby Beavertails
Street corner Beavertails, Ottawa Ontario Canada
2 T. sugar (divided)
2 ½ tsp. active dry yeast
¾ c. warm milk (can make from powder)
2 ½ c. unbleached all purpose flour
2 T. butter, softened or melted
1 large egg
1 tsp. vanilla
½ tsp. salt
Vegetable oil for cooking (about 1 quart)
Nutella
Cinnamon sugar
Confectioners sugar with lemon juice
Stir together milk, 1 tsp. of sugar and yeast in a stand mixer bowl and wait for 5 minutes until it starts to foam.
Add the remainder of the sugar, flour, butter, egg, vanilla and salt. Mix and knead with dough hook until dough is smooth and elastic. Scrape sides of bowl as needed. (May need to add more flour during kneading and dough will still be sticky.) Remove bowl from mixer, cover with plastic wrap and let rise until doubled in size (about an hour or two). Turn out dough onto lightly floured surface, shape into a long cylinder and divide into 24 pieces. Roll each piece into an oval and lightly crosshatch top with sharp knife if desired. Place on Silpats on cookie sheets, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise another half hour.