Petits Bateaux Dans La Sauce (Little Boats In Sauce)

Main Ingredient: Oats
Course: Various Desserts
Cuisine: Various North American French
Special food: Acadian
Yield:

Petits Bateaux Dans La Sauce (Little Boats In Sauce) ingredients

---CRUST---
2 c flour
2 t Cream of tartar
1 t Baking soda
1⁄2 t Salt
6 t Lard
1⁄2 c Milk
--Sauce--
3 t butter
1 c molasses
2 c -Water; or milk
2 c Brown sugar
3 1⁄2 c water

Cooking Petits Bateaux Dans La Sauce (Little Boats In Sauce)

1. Mixi the dry ingredients.
2. Blend in the lard to form a coarse mixture.
3. Gradually add milk until the dough is smooth but not too sticky.
4. Roll the dough until it is 1/4 inch thick.
5. Cut the dough into 4"X2" rectangles.
6. Pinchi together the ends to form shapes resembling small boats.
7. Put the ingredients for the sauce in a casserole dish, place it in the oven set at 350F and bring to a gentle boil.
8. Put the "little boats" in the sauce in a casserole dish, and bake at 350F for about 30 minutes.
9. To serve, remove the pastries from the casserole dish & cover with the sauce.