299324 Mon Nov 29 02:49:15 -0800 2004 6 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1657723 I love them. But can't find them anywhere in LA. The LA board wasn't any help. Besides people in Minnesota and Canada, do people know what Beavertails are? One person on the LA board actually took beavertails literally. The link below should help educate people about beavertails. Link: http://www.beavertailsinc.com/ Mon Nov 29 02:49:15 -0800 2004 0 RUBulldog 1 1657735 What you are calling Beavertails are more often called Elephant Ears in the US. I would not be surprised if they are called different names in different regions of the country. I do not know of any chain in America that makes these treats but they are common at local fairs and any place where independant food carts are allowed to set up shop. Mon Nov 29 10:20:48 -0800 2004 1657723 0 brookmon ton 2 1657745 Thanks for the help. Interesting stuff, I never heard beavertails called elephants ears. I went to both the LA and Orange County Fairs and there were no carts that sold beavertails or elephant ears. Mon Nov 29 14:04:44 -0800 2004 1657735 0 RUBulldog 3 1657748 Beavertails are quite different from Elephant Ears. I am not certain where you can find them south of the border, but there is a recipe for them here: http://bread.allrecipes.com/az/BvrTilsfrmrlCndin.asp Mon Nov 29 14:16:48 -0800 2004 1657745 0 Kirk 4 1658565 There's a chain of snack bars called Hooker's Beavertails, run by Pam and Grant Hooker. The story, as I've heard it, is that they were living in Killaloe, a rural village in Ontario's Renfrew County, and were introduced to a favourite treat made by the locals. Whenever someone was making bread, they would save a bit of the dough after the first rising, roll it flat and fry it in oil for a few minutes on each size, then spread butter and something sweet (traditionally sugar, maple syrup, or molasses). The Hookers took the recipe to the Ottawa winter carnvival, where they were a hit. There are now several beavertail stands in the Ottawa area and more around the world, and each one includes a few varieties using local ingredients -- guava jam, cloudberries, whatever. At a pow wow in Golden Lake (which is just down the road from Killaloe), I was told the idea came from the natives. There they make sweet beavertails and they also put ground beef and cheese on unsweetened beavertails and sell them as "Indian tacos". Delicious! Just to confuse matters, people have also used the term beavertail to refer to bannock, a traditional campfire bread which is often wrapped around a stick and cooked over the fire. And you really can eat the tail of a beaver, provided you know how to cook it. Mon Dec 13 09:52:51 -0800 2004 1657748 0 Andrew Wagner-Chazalon 1 1657832 I had them homemade when DH and I visited family in Nova Scotia. I was told they are basically fried pancakes of bread/yeast dough. Like french toast and pancakes all at once. I've never seen them stateside. Tue Nov 30 11:21:24 -0800 2004 1657723 0 cypressstylepie 1 1658566 Beavertails are also similar to Navajo frybread and something called Langos which is a hungarian version of the fried bread dough. Mon Dec 13 12:48:16 -0800 2004 1657723 0 islandgirl