| |
Gift Baskets by Kim
Maple Landmark Toys
Patti's Soy Candles
Robb Farm Sugarhouse
Vermont Bowl Co.
Vermont Holiday Cards
Candle Gifts
Christmas Cards
Christmas Gift Ideas
Coffee Tables
Gift Baskets
Gifts for Dad
Grade B Maple Syrup
Maple Butter/Cream
Maple Sugar Candy
Specialty Foods
Stoneware Pottery
Vermont Cheese
Vermont Maple Syrup
Wedding Favors
Wooden Salad Bowls
Wooden Gifts
Wooden Toys 
PIECES OF VERMONT
Owned & operated by
RES eCom, Inc.
PO Box 578
Jacksonville, VT 05342
800-507-7721
About Us Contact Us
|
|
|
 Home
Recipes
Maple Syrup
Grade B Maple Syrup
Easy recipes. Delicious to eat!
- Maple Walnut & Raisin Baked Apples
- Maple-flavored Hog Dogs & "Hot Dog Bites"
- Maple Butternut or Walnut Homemade Ice Cream
- Great New England Maple Baked Beans
- Cold Morning Maple Wheat Beer
"Grade B" means pure maple syrup which is free of any material other than pure, clean, clear
liquid maple syrup in sanitary condition. Grade B shall meet the density requirements of Fancy Grade.
Grade B may have a flavor stronger than Grade A Dark Amber, but shall not be damaged in any way and
Grade B shall be free of sugar crystals.1 Source:
www.VermontMaple.org
After we starting cooking with maple syrup and experimenting with various recipes from cakes and breads
to main dishes, we quickly realized that the dark robust flavor of Grade B maple syrup added the most
maple taste. Therefore, the recipes you'll find here each call for Grade B syrup, preferrably 100% pure
Vermont maple syrup, because there is no substitute for the good stuff!
It's easy to find maple recipes on the web, so we're only going to add a few of our favorites here. If you
have a unique, simple recipe that you think we should know about and include here, please
Email it us. We really enjoy learning about new dishes and desserts.
1. Maple Walnut & Raisin Baked Apples
Ingredients:
- 1 Fresh Apple
- Grade B Maple Syrup
- Cinnamon or Maple Sugar
- Butter
- 1 Tsp. chopped walnuts
- 1 Tsp. raisins
- Vanilla Ice Cream & Wipped Cream
Preheat oven to 375 degree. Prepare 1 apple for each serving by washing and removing the core, leaving
a plug at the bottom. This can be done by cutting in with a knife "V" fashion. Slit skin horizonally around
the center with a knife and peal off skin (see image). Fill the apple cavity with grade b maple
syrup, half teaspoon of butter, walnuts and raisins. Bake for 45 minutes or until tender when pierced
with a fork. You can also prepare in microwave oven, but we recommend oven baking for best results. After
removing baked apples from oven, add a small scoop of ice cream, a little wipped cream on top,
sprinkle with cinnamon or maple sugar and enjoy!
*Recipe courtesy of Shearer Hill Farm B&B,
Wilmington, Vermont.
They serve baked apples to their guests for breakfast!
2. Maple-flavored Hog Dogs & "Hot Dog Bites"
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. Hot Dogs
- 1/2 cup Grade B Maple Syrup
- 1 Tsp. butter, melted
- 1 Tsp. Soy Sauce
- Honey Mustard
Combine butter, soy sauce and maple syrup in frying pan. Score hot dogs or cut into pieces and add to
simmering sauce. Stir until meat is coated and then simmer until sauce is dark and slightly thick. Remove
from frying pan and cut hot dogs into 1" bites. Serve with side dish of maple syrup and honey mustard for
dipping. Or, serve as regular hot dog in bun, with honey mustard and relish. Delicious!
*Recipe courtesy of the Bennington Potters Yard,
Bennington, Vermont.
Their square-edged stoneware
serving platter
is shown here.
3. Maple Butternut or Walnut
Homemade Ice Cream
Ingredients:
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup light cream
- 1 cup Grade B Maple Syrup
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped butternuts or walnuts
Mix the two creams and the maple syrup together. Place in the container of your ice cream maker and freeze
according to directions. When the ice cream has thickened almost to the desired consistency, toss in the chopped
nuts and continue to churn until ready. Makes about 1 quart.
If you don't have your own ice cream maker, we recommend purchasing an old-fashioned hand crank ice cream maker.
You can find a good one at www.brm-icecream.com/handm.htm.
Homemade ice cream makers are a lot of fun and a wonderful family activity. There's all sorts of
homemade ice cream recipes and
help available online.
4. Robb Family Farm
Great New England Maple Baked Beans
Ingredients:
- 1 pound yellow eye or pea beans
- 1 tablespoon baking soda
- 1 cup Grade B Maple Syrup
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons dry mustard
- 1/2 cup catsup
- salt pork
Soak beans overnight. Bring beans to a boil, covered, watching closely so they don't boil over. Turn
off stove and let beans stand covered 1 hour. During this time add baking soda. After the 1 hour,
bring to boil again and boil until tender. Drain beans, reserving liquid. Add salt, syrup, mustard,
catsup and pork and enough reserved bean broth to keep beans covered. Bake covered in a slow oven for
6 to 8 hours. Check and taste periodically to make sure they don't dry out and to add more maple syrup
if necessary.
This is a published recipe in the
YANKEE Magazine "Great New England Recipes and
The Cooks Who Made Them Famous."
Hint: Do NOT add salt to beans during initial boil as there is some reaction and the beans
will remain hard---learned that the hard way! Also, when you add the baking soda, the beans will
foam so be careful to use a large enough pan to boil them to allow for this.
*Recipe courtesy of the Robb Family Farm,
W. Brattleboro, Vermont.
5. Cold Morning Maple Wheat Beer
Beer is now considered as good for you heart as a glass of wine a day, so if you enjoy a pint of beer with
dinner, cheers! If you're interested in brewing your own beer from home, wonderful! How about trying your
hand at Maple Beer. We'll dispense with all recipe details because our friends at MrBeer.com
can provide all that, including the home brewing ingredients. Instead, we'd like to offer our advice about
brewing maple beer.
The Mr. Beer Cold Morning Maple Wheat recipe is pretty simple,
but there are a couple tricks we learned. First, there's a reason why when you visit a brewery everything
is stainless steel. Even the slightest amount of bacteria can destroy a batch of brew, so use the "One Step"
cleaner provided by Mr. Beer, and be very carefully that you wash everything, including the can opener.
Second, and this is really important, bring your Grade B Maple Syrup to a boil and then let it cool a
bit before adding it to the recipe.
This will kill any hidden bacteria that may be in the syrup or container, bacteria that is completely harmless
to us and we may never even know is there, but will destroy a batch of home brew. You'll know if the beer
got contaminated because when you open the first bottle several weeks later, it'll do nothing but fizz like
crazy and then go flat, not to mention taste bad. But if you perfect the recipe process, Maple Beer is delicious and
lots of fun to make and enjoy. Cheers!
|
