Maple Caramel Nun's Puffs

A childhood recipe for many: nun’s puffs or nun’s farts (also called pets de soeur in French)! They were originally made from remaining dough. Like what, we were already doing zero-waste tips back then ;)

I tried different recipes because I wanted to reproduce them exactly as I remembered. But I found them too dry. So I modified the dough recipe and added maple caramel on top. Finally, they’re really tasty! For sweet tooth only!

Prep : 25 min

Cooking : 15-20 min

Servings : 8-10

Ingredients

For the broken dough

1 1/4 cups flour
1/2 cup vegan margarine or butter
A pinch of salt
2-4 Tbsp cold water (cold is important)

For the nun’s puffs

Vegan margarine
Brown sugar
Cinnamon (optional)
Some unsweetened soy milk (optional)

For maple caramel

100 ml soy cream (ex: Belsoy)
100 ml maple syrup

Preparation

Broken dough

In a medium bowl, combine the flour, butter and salt using a pastry cutter or 2 knifes (with which we break the dough by crossing them). Add cold water, starting with 2 Tbsp and adding more as needed.
Make a ball with your hands and roll on a floured surface using a rolling pin. The dough should be slightly thicker than a pie dough.

Pets de soeur

Preheat the oven to 375 F and prepare a baking pan with silicone mat (or parchment paper). If instead of individual pastries, you prefer them all stuck together and therefore softer, prepare a square Pyrex dish.
Spread margarine on the dough, then spread brown sugar. Add cinnamon if desired.
Gently roll the dough, then brush soy milk to get a more golden color (if desired). Cut into slices about 1 inch (2.54 cm) thick starting at the center. Use a little soy milk to stick the dough in rolls if necessary.
Place the slices on the pan and cook for 15-20 minutes.

Maple caramel

In a small saucepan, combine the cream and maple syrup and bring to a boil.
Simmer 5-10 minutes, until the mixture has reduced and the consistency becomes caramel.
Once the nun’s puffs are tempered, dip each one's top in the caramel.
Keep in an airtight dish.