Nun's farts (also euphemized as nun's puffs) are a dessert pastry originally from France, where they were known as pets-de-nonne, and which are now also produced in French Canada, the United States, and England. == Description == The recipe is included in an 1856 "cook book" and Oxford University's Household Encyclopedia from 1859. The dessert is made from butter, milk, flour, sugar, eggs, and sometimes honey. Recipes call for pan frying (traditionally in lard), re-frying and then baking, or baking straight away. The best-established recipes suggest cooking the butter, milk, and flour in a pan...