Apple Maple Glaze Food

MAPLE GLAZED APPLE SLICES

Steps:

• Peel and core apples and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices. In a 12-inch heavy skillet heat butter over moderately high heat until foam subsides and sauté apples, turning them, until golden and tender.
• Stir in maple syrup, water, lemon juice, cinnamon, and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring, until apples are glazed.

MAPLE-GLAZED APPLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400'.
• Cream together butter with sugar.
• Add salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, coriander and egg. Blend well.
• Stir in flour with baking soda and milk until well blended. Stir in apples.
• Drop by small spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets and bake at 400' for 10-12 minutes or until cookies are light brown and spread but not overly brown (Firm when cooled and touched)
• Remove from oven and cool on cookie sheets 1-2 minutes, then transfer to wire rack
• To make glaze: Stir together butter, powdered sugar, maple flavoring and milk to make a smooth glaze.
• Dot each cookie with about 1/2 teaspoons of glaze and spread to edges.
• Cool cookies and allow glaze to set before storing in an airtight container.

GLAZED APPLE-MAPLE BLONDIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line a 13x9-in. baking pan with parchment, letting ends extend up sides. , In a large bowl, beat brown sugar, melted butter, syrup and vanilla until blended. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. In another bowl, whisk flour, salt and baking soda; gradually beat into brown sugar mixture. Stir in apples (batter will be thick)., Transfer to prepared pan. Bake until top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs, 25-30 minutes., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat; stir in syrup and brown sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir until slightly thickened, 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat; cool slightly., Pour glaze over warm blondies. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

APPLE-MAPLE GLAZED PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Sprinkle salt and pepper on all sides of tenderloins.
• In a small saucepan, combine syrup, jelly and garlic.
• Bring to a boil over high heat and boil gently until thickened and reduced to 1/2 cup, (about 4 to 5 minutes).
• Brush half of syrup mixture over tenderloins.
• Grill, covered over medium coals 10 minutes, turning once.
• Brush remaining syrup mixture over tenderloins.
• Continue to grill 5 to 10.
• minutes or until instant read thermometer inserted in center of meat registers.
• 160 degrees (tenderloins will be barely pink in center), turning once.
• Carve tenderloins crosswise into 1/4-inch thick slices.

MAPLE AND APPLE GLAZED KIELBASA

Steps:

• Heat saucepan on stove on medium heat. In a bowl, combine in this order: syrup, brown sugar, apple cider, and water. Whisk until smooth consistency and pour into saucepan for 5-7 minutes, stirring often. (Be sure not to bring mixture to a boil). In a medium skillet, bring to medium-high heat and add oil. Next, add slices of kielbasa and fry until just golden brown and hot. Drain any excess oil. Remove saucepan with syrup mixture and gradually pour over kielbasa in skillet being careful not to splatter. Simmer for about 8 minutes or until syrup adds a nice "glaze." Cooking too long can burn the syrup and cause a poor glaze. Toss in crumbled pieces of bacon and remove from heat. Let sit for 1-2 minutes before serving. Serve with your favorite rice or sweet potatoes and a vegetable.

MAPLE-GLAZED APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Line a 9-in. pie pan with the bottom crust. Place half of the apples in the crust; set aside. , In a bowl, combine sugars, gingersnaps, cinnamon, nuts and butter; sprinkle half over apples in crust. Top with remaining apples and sugar mixture. Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie. Cut a few slits in the top and place over apples; seal. Cover loosely with foil and bake at 375° for 35 minutes. , Meanwhile, bring syrup to a gentle boil in a small saucepan. Remove pie from oven; remove foil and brush hot syrup over pie and into vents. Return pie to oven and bake, uncovered, 20 minutes longer. Serve warm.

SPICED APPLE CAKE WITH MAPLE GLAZE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Generously grease 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with shortening; lightly flour.
• In medium bowl, toss apples with 2 tablespoons of the flour. In another medium bowl, mix baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and remaining flour. In large bowl, beat brown sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until mixed. On low speed, beat in flour mixture just until blended. Stir in apples. Spoon batter into pan.
• Bake 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In medium bowl, mix all glaze ingredients until smooth and thick. Drizzle glaze over cake.

MAPLE GLAZED APPLE AND SWEET POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350. Let the kids coat a 9x13-inch baking pan with 1 tablespoon of the butter; set aside.
• In a small pan, melt remaining butter over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour until well blended and cooked, about 1 minute. Add maple syrup, salt and brown sugar. Simmer, whisking frequently, until the sugar dissolves and sauce thickens, about 4 minutes. Remove sauce from heat.
• Help kids arrange a row of sweet potato and apple slices, alternating and overlapping them, in the prepared pan. They can continue to make rows until the pan is full. Pour the sauce evenly over potatoes and apples. Cover pan tightly with foil and bake 40 minutes.
• Raise oven temperature to 450. Remove foil from pan and use a spoon to baste the juices over the top. Bake an additional 30 minutes, or until potatoes are tender and nicely browned, basting juices over the top every 10 minutes. Serve immediately or keep warm in a 200 oven up to 30 minutes.

APPLE-MAPLE GLAZE

Steps:

• Boil 2 cups apple cider in a saucepan over medium-high heat until reduced to 1/2 cup, 8 to 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to low; add 1/2 cup each apple jelly and maple syrup, 1/4 cup whole-grain mustard, 1/2 teaspoon allspice and 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg.