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Maple	February 27, 2012
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Trillium Cooking School - Pam Collacott
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CELEBRATING ONTARIO MAPLE SYRUP 

Today’s recipes are from Foodland Ontario www.foodland.gov.on.ca 

                                   
MAPLE-BRAISED APPLES AND PORK      Serves 4 

1 pound boneless pork tenderloin, cut into ˝-inch slices
1 teaspoon ground sage
Salt and pepper
1 tablespoon butter
1 Ontario cooking onion, thinly sliced
4 Ontario apples (McIntosh, Empire, Cortland, Crispin or Golden 
  Delicious), cored, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons Ontario maple syrup
˝ cup chicken or vegetable stock

1. Rub pork slices with sage; season slightly with salt and 
pepper. In large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add pork 
slices; cook until lightly browned, about 1 minute per side. Remove
from pan and set aside.

2. Add onion to pan; cook for 5 minutes or until softened, 
reducing heat if needed. Stir in apples; cook for 5 minutes. 
Stir in maple syrup.

3. Return pork and accumulated juices to skillet. Add stock; 
cover and simmer until pork is fully cooked, about 5 minutes. 
Transfer pork to platter; keep warm.

4. Increase heat to high; cook apple mixture until liquid becomes 
syrupy. Spoon over pork and serve immediately.

                                   
MAPLE CARROTS AND PARSNIPS         Makes 4 cups

2 cups peeled sliced Ontario carrots
2 cups peeled sliced Ontario parsnips
2 tablespoons water
1/4 cup Ontario maple syrup
2 tablespoons each:  butter and chopped candied ginger
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

1. In large microwave-safe bowl or in saucepan on stovetop,combine carrots 
with parsnips and water. Cover and microwave on High, or steam on stovetop 
until vegetables are crisp-tender, about 8 to10 minutes. Stir occasionally.

2. Drain well then stir in maple syrup, butter and ginger until richly 
glazed. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.
                              

MAPLE SYRUP CAKE              Makes one 9-inch cake.

Cake:
˝ cup softened butter
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
˝ teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 cup Ontario maple syrup
1/4 cup milk

Icing:
1/4 cup Ontario maple syrup
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup icing sugar
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger

1. Cake: in large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar together. Add 
eggs one at a time. Beat well. In small bowl combine flour, baking 
powder, salt and cinnamon. In glass measuring cup combine maple syrup 
and milk. 

2. Add flour mixture and maple syrup mixture to butter mixture 
alternately, beating well after each addition. Pour batter into 
greased and floured 9-inch square cake pan. Bake in preheated
350°F oven for 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into 
the centre comes out clean. Cool completely before icing.

3. Icing: Combine maple syrup and butter in small saucepan 
over medium heat until butter melts. Remove from heat; beat 
in icing sugar and ginger. . Cool completely, stirring
occasionally, until icing is thick and creamy. Spread over 
cooled cake.




























































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