| | Posted by Carol on Monday, February 27, 2012 at 10:23am |  | Last Saturday we celebrated my mother's 90th birthday. During a weekend of festivities my brother-in-law showed the children how he taps maple trees for maple syrup. Uncle D collects gallons of sap, boils it down, and strains it though a coffee filter to make syrup. It is a lengthy process.
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Maple syrup is a treat. I have a favorite recipe for cinnamon rolls and I use maple syrup to make a mild sweet crust on the rolls. Here is the recipe:
Yeast dough:
1 Tblsp. active dry yeast and 1/2 C. warm water
2/3 C. butter, 1/3 C. honey, 1 tsp. salt, 1 C. mashed potatoes, 1 C. soymilk
2 eggs well beaten
1C. rye flour and 4-5 C. unbleached white flour
Dissolve yeast in water and let stand. Combine mashed potatoes, butter, honey salt and milk in a saucepan. Over low heat combine the mixture thoroughly, melting the butter; then allow to cool to luke warm. Add yeast mix. Blend, and then add eggs, mixing well. Add rye four and enough white flour to make a stiff dough. Knead the dough for a few minutes and then transfer to a large buttered bowl or pot. If I have made the dough in the evening I generally cover the pot with a plate and refrigerate it over night.
First thing in the morning I have melted butter (about 1/3 C.), cinnamon sugar (1/2 C. sugar with 1 tsp cinnamon) and maple syrup available. I have 3 pans (9" round). To each pan I add a couple teaspoons of melted butter and a scant 3 tablespoons of maple syrup.
I work a half of the dough at a time. Roll it into a large rectangle. Butter the rectangle--using the melted butter. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar over the buttered surface. Then roll up the dough from the widest side, making a long jelly roll. Cut the rolled dough into 3" sections and place 6 or 7 rolls in each pan. Work the second half of the dough, filling up all 3 pans with rolls.
Let the rolls rise for approximately 1/2 hour (until doubled in size). Bake in a preheated oven (350 degrees) for 25 to 30 minutes (until rolls are golden brown). Remove from the oven and immediately turn the pans over onto a plate. Serve the rolls warm with a cup of coffee!
This post is linked with the Barn Hop at Amy's homestead. Take the opportunity to visit a variety of blogs with great ideas for home and family.
Also linked with Andrea at Frugally Sustainable-- creative ideas for simple living.
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