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Grand-pères, grand-pères au sirop d'érable or grand-pères dans le sirop d'érable is a traditional pastry in Québécois and Acadian cuisine. The term pépère is also used to describe this dish in some regions of Quebec like Beauce. This pastry is commonly served during "le temps des sucres" in sugar shacks. Grand-pères are cakes which are more or less in the shape of a ball and that created out of dough made from flour, baking powder, butter, milk and sugar. Grand-pères must be put in boiling maple syrup so that they are infused with its flavour. They are served with the boiled maple syrup and often with ice cream. Brown sugar can sometimes replace the maple syrup and vanilla can sometimes be added. This dessert has several variations, such as grand-pères stuffed with apples, raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, pecans or even caramel. The maple syrup can also be replaced with brown sugar.

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