Maple Oatmeal Bread

Loaf of Maple Oatmeal Bread

Loaf of Maple Oatmeal Bread

 

While I’m not complaining about the much-needed rain we’ve been having, it does make me change my menus a little bit! I dusted off my bread machine (which hubby says has a Lot of dust from in frequent usage!) and made this simple loaf of Maple Oatmeal Bread. We had it with a nice roast chicken dinner and tonight I’ll serve the last of it with the chili that’s in the crockpot.

 

 

 

 

Bread Machine Maple Oatmeal Bread

From the Second Edition Official Vermont Maple Cookbook

1 cup very hot water

1/2 cup rolled oats

3 tablespoons softened butter

1/4 cup Pure Vermont Maple Syrup

3 cups bread flour

1/4 cup sugar (granulated maple or white)

1 teaspoon salt

1 package of dry yeast

1 large egg, unbeaten

Maple Oatmeal Bread

Maple Oatmeal Bread

Combine hot water , rolled oats, butter, maple syrup and salt in a dish. Let cool to lukewarm. Add egg.  Follow your bread machines directions for adding wet and dry ingredients and yeast.  Use a white bread setting.

Apple – Maple Baked Sausage

2 lbs of sausage links

3/4 cup Robust Maple Syrup

5-6 apples

Core and slice apples into a baking dish. Cut sausages into bite size pieces. Bake at 400* for 15 minutes, stir, reduce heat to 350* and bake 15 minutes more.

Nice for breakfast or even better a late  night breakfast/supper.  Pair with scrambled eggs and panfried potaotes!

Blueberry Pancakes

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Fresh Maine #wildblueberries, fresh Pennsylvania #peaches and fresh Vemont #maplesyrup served on my beautiful @georgetownpottery, that’s how to start the day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I use the recipe for griddlecakes from #fanniefarmer  cookbook,

 

ok I got out the mixing bowl, the cookbook and added a few ingredients, became distracted with something and my niece finished making the pancakes. Story of my life! But hey in the end the boys and I got the fresh blueberry pannycakes we wanted!

 

Blueberry Pancakes with fresh peaches and maple syrup

Blueberry Pancakes with fresh peaches and maple syrup

 

 

Maple Butter

Maple Butter on Maple Bread

Maple Butter on Maple Bread

1 cup Pure Vermont Robust Maple Syrup

3/4 cup melted butter

Cook the syrup until it reaches soft ball stage.  Add butter mix with a hand held blender until smooth and creamy.  Serve warm on gingerbread, waffles, biscuits or Old Vermont Maple Bread. .

 

*Soft Ball Stage for Candy Making using Cold Water Test. 235 F to 240 F (118 C to 120 C) A small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a soft, flexible ball, but flattens like a pancake after a few moments in your hand.oft ball stage:

Boiling syrup to soft ball stage

Boiling syrup to soft ball stage

 

Old Vermont Maple Bread

Ingredients for maple bread

Ingredients for maple bread

3 cups whole wheat flour

1 cup white flour

1 tsp. salt

1 heaping tsp. baking soda

1 cup sweet milk (regular milk)

1 cup sour milk (literally soured milk, can use buttermilk)

1 cup Pure Vermont Robust Maple Syrup

1 cup nutmeats, chopped fine (optional, can use walnuts, pecans or butternuts)

loaves of maple bread

loaves of maple bread

 

Mix all ingredients thoroughly, Place in 2 well greased pans, bake at 350* for 45-60 minutes. Try serving with Maple Butter.