Butter Tarts

A butter tart is a type of small pastry tart highly regarded in Canadian cuisine and considered one of Canada’s quint essential desserts. The tart consists of butter, sugar, syrup, and egg filled into a flaky pastry and baked until the filling is semi-solid with a crunchy top.

French Toast

French toast is a dish of bread soaked in eggs then fried, a weekend staple in many canadian families.  As a kid, I knew if the weekend started with French Toast then it was destined to be a great weekend.

Note: older bread will less likely produce soggy French Bread, as well the longer you soak the bread the more egg/milk mixture get to the middle producing a softer center.

Tarte au Sucre (Sugar Pie)

This is a french dessert that was given to my mom by a one of her french neighbours from Quebec.  This version has more of a creamy pudding type texture than the original versions.  This is a family Christmas specialty that everyone enjoys.  This treat can easily be frozen for future enjoyment.  Takes about 25 minute to prepare and makes about 4 pies or 60 small tarts.

Brownies

A chocolate brownie is a flat, baked square or bar.  The brownie is a cross between a cake and a cookie in texture.  Brownies come in a variety of forms. They are either fudge or cake “like”, depending on their density, and they may include nuts, frosting, chocolate chips, or other ingredients. A variation that is made with brown sugar and no chocolate is called a blondie.

Irish Brown Bread

Irish brown bread is a form of Irish soda bread made with whole wheat flour.  This bread is a staple in my wife’s family, a hot cup of Barry’s Tea with brown bread topped with butter instantly brings me back to Ireland County Meath; visiting Nana and Pappy.

Irish Soda Bread

Soda bread is a variety of quick bread traditionally made in a variety of cuisines in which sodium bicarbonate (otherwise known as baking soda) is used as a leavening agent instead of the more common yeast. The ingredients of traditional soda bread are flour, bread soda, salt, and buttermilk. The buttermilk in the dough contains lactic acid, which reacts with the baking soda to form tiny bubbles of carbon dioxide. Other ingredients can be added such as raisins, egg or various nuts.