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Tarte au sucre from northern France | |
| Alternative names | Sugar pie, sugar cream pie, finger pie |
|---|---|
| Type | Pie |
| Main ingredients | Flour, butter, sugar |
Tarte au sucre (sugar pie) is a dessert from northern French and Belgian cuisine, which is also popular in Canada.
Various type of tarte au sucre are made. Some are a leavened dough topped with beet sugar or brown sugar, while others are made with a shortcrust pastry. The French Canadian version of the dessert sometimes uses maple syrup.[1]
Canada
[edit]In Canada, the sugar pie is considered a classic dish of Québécois cuisine.[2] In 2019, the sugar pie was featured on a Canadian postage stamp.[3]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ "Canadian Comfort Food: A collection of uniquely Canadian Cuisine". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ Cummings-Yeates, Rosalind. "Sweet Discovery: Tracing The Québécois Roots Of Sugar Pie". thetakeout.com. The Takeout. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ↑ McCarty, Denise. "On the menu for April 17: five Sweet Canada stamps". linns.com. Linn's Stamp News. Retrieved 8 April 2025.