Toutons
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| Prep time | 5 minutes |
| Cook time | 6 minutes |
| Total time | 11 minutes |
| Allergy | Milk, Wheat |
| Dietary | Vegetarian |
| Meal type | Bread, Breakfast, Side Dish, Snack |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Pre-preparable, Serve Hot |
| Region | Canadian |
| From book | Fat Back and Molasses |
A traditional Newfoundland recipe where pieces of bread dough are fried in pork fat and served with butter and molasses. This was often served for children for breakfast before they went to school as well as a post-school afternoon snack before supper or tea.
Ingredients
- White bread dough (that has risen once)
- back fat or dripping (or butter if you are vegetarian)
- butter and molasses to serve (or maple syrup)
Note
A traditional Newfoundland recipe where pieces of bread dough are fried in pork fat and served with butter and molasses. This was often served for children for breakfast before they went to school as well as a post-school afternoon snack before supper or tea. Use butter to fry the Toutons if you are vegetarian.
Directions
| Step 1 | When the white bread dough has risen and is ready to shape for its second rise, break of some small pieces about the size of an egg and then flatten then in the palms of your hands. |
| Step 2 | Add some back fat, dripping or butter to a heavy based skillet/frying pan and heat it up until the fat has melted (and the back fat pork pieces are crispy); then drop the pieces of bread dough in to the pan. |
| Step 3 | Fry the pieces of bread over a gentle heat for about 5 to 6 minutes, turning them half way through until they have puffed up and are light brown in colour. |
| Step 4 | Serve them immediately with butter and molasses, or with maple syrup, maple syrup butter or golden syrup. |
