How to Nun's Farts

What You Need to Know

Nun's farts is a French Canadian dessert that is made from pie dough; often from left over Tourtière dough, that is layered with butter and brown sugar, then rolled, sliced, placed in a pan, covered with additional brown sugar, and finally baked. It is called Pets de Soeur as it was served by nuns at Catholic schools in some parts of Quebec and Acadia.

Steps

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   Tarte au sucre (Quebec): Uses similar caramelized sugar technique in pie form

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   Palmiers (France): Shares the layered dough and caramelization method

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   Rugelach (Jewish diaspora): Demonstrates similar rolled pastry approach with different fillings

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