Great Maple Recipes!                     

      

	Hot Maple Peaches 2-3 sliced peaches  1 tablespoon butter  1/2 cup Sugar Tree Country Store Pure Virginia Maple Syrup  2 teaspoons lemon juice  Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place peaches in oiled baking dish. Combine other ingredients and pour over peaches. Cover and bake for 15 minutes. Uncover and bake 15 minutes longer, basting  occasionally. Serve warm over plain cake. Makes 4-5 servings  Enjoy!
	Maple Apple Pie 5 cups sliced apples ½ cup sugar 2 tbsp. flour ½ tsp. cinnamon dash of salt and nutmeg ¼ cup Sugar Tree Country Store Pure Virginia Maple Syrup  ½ cup sour cream pastry for double crust 9" pie Combine dry ingredients and sprinkle 2 tbsp. of it over bottom of piecrust. Add the rest to apples, along with maple and sour cream and stir. Turn into pie and cover with lattice top. Bake at 425' for 15 minutes, then bake at 325' for 45 minutes longer or until nicely browned. Remove from oven and cool. Enjoy!
	Hot Maple Apple Cider 6 cups apple cider ¼ cup Sugar Tree Country Store Pure Virginia Maple Syrup  1 orange peel cut into strips 1 lemon peel cut into strips 2 cinnamon sticks spice bag & string 6 whole cloves 6 whole allspice berries Pour cider and syrup into large pot. Place spices and peels in center of a spice bag and tie up with a piece of string. Drop spice bundle into liquid and heat over moderate flame for about 10 minutes. Remove spice bag and discard. Ladle maple cider into mugs and serve warm. Optional: garnish with a stick of cinnamon for stirring, float thin slice of lemon or orange or whipped cream on top. Enjoy!
	Maple & Balsamic Vinegar Dressing 1 tsp. dry mustard 1 tsp. cilantro 3 tbsp. balsamic vinegar 2 tbsp. Sugar Tree Country Store Pure Virginia Maple Syrup  1 tbsp. lime juice 1 clove garlic, minced 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil ½ tsp. salt ¼ tsp. black pepper Mix together the first six ingredients. Whisk in oil until dressing is emulsified. Salt and pepper to taste. Refrigerate to store for several weeks. Enjoy!
	Maple Walnut Ice Cream  1 qt. cream pinch of salt  1/2 cup granulated maple sugar  1/2 cup chopped walnuts  1/2 cup chopped hard maple sugar  1/4 cup Sugar Tree Country Store Pure Virginia Maple Syrup  Scald cream, dissolving into it the 1/2 cup maple sugar and 1/4 cup maple syrup (or use 3/4 cup maple syrup) and the salt. Chill overnight in a glass container. Freeze in a crank ice cream freezer, adding nuts and chopped hard maple sugar before the last 20 cranks. Pack and freeze until hard. Makes 3 pints. Enjoy!
	Maple Bars  Makes Approx. 16 Bars.  1/2 cup sugar  2/3 cup sifted flour  1/2 cup soft shortening   1 cup nutmeats  1 cup rolled oats  1/2 tsp. baking powder  1/2 cup Sugar Tree Country Store Pure Virginia Maple Syrup  1 tsp. vanilla  1 egg  Heat oven to 350'. Grease a square pan, 8 x 8 inches. Mix all ingredients thoroughly. Spread in prepared pan. Bake 30-35 minutes. Cut into squares while still warm. Enjoy!