Grandperes

Name: Grandperes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups cake flour; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3 tablespoons butter; 3/4 cup milk; 2 cups maple syrup; 2 cups water

Submitted by Elmotoo

"This is a very old Canadian recipe that was handed down from one generation to the next. It is still as good today as it was then."

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photo by Boomette

Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 7
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

2 cups cake flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter
³⁄₄ cup milk
2 cups maple syrup
2 cups water

directions

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
Cut in butter with pastry blender. Add milk and mix well.
Combine maple syrup with water in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
Drop the dough in the hot maple syrup by the tablespoonful. Cover and cook 25 minutes.
Serve very hot, pouring over them the syrup in which they were cooked.

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Reviews

Grandp?res are very popular in Quebec. We have sugar shacks in my family and it's a recipe we often do during this special time of the year. Your recipe is great. The grandperes had a great texture. You didn't mention to lower the heat while boiling. We had to because it was boiling too much. And the dough has to cook slowly to have a nice texture. And while cooking the grandperes, never remove the cover as the steam is very important. Thanks Elmotoo :) Made for the Australian recipe swap for March 2012

Boomette
Made for PAC, Spring 2007 ~ Making this recipe was a totally new experience for me! First off I've NEVER baked anything using cake flour [I now have some on hand!], & I've never used that much maple syrup for anything! I did use unsalted butter, so adding the small amount of salt was no problem. All that being said, these very unusual 'thingies' tasted great, & I'll be making them again!

Sydney Mike