Maple Syrup Recipes
A few recipes from Appalachian Maple Recipes & Stories from the Mountains, available for purchase here.
Maple Bacon Cinnamon Rolls
Hicks’ maple bacon cinnamon rolls took second place in the 2019 WV State Fair Savory Maple Contest.
2 large cans of cinnamon rolls
1½ cups Appalachian maple syrup
1 pkg bacon
1½ cups chopped nuts
Unroll cinnamon rolls and place them on a baking sheet. Place one strip of bacon onto each cinnamon roll. Cover cinnamon rolls with 1 cup maple syrup and roll back into cinnamon roll form. Bake according to package and until golden brown. Remove from oven and cover with more maple syrup. Put the cinnamon rolls back into the oven for about 4-5′. Cover with cinnamon roll topping from the package. Top with chopped nuts and remainder of maple syrup.
Samantha Hicks
Fayette County, WV
Citrus Maple Soba Noodle Salad w/ Crispy Maple
Chicken or Roasted Maple Butternut Squash
Enjoy this soba salad recipe on its own or top it with either crispy maple chicken or roasted maple butternut squash.
Soba Salad
1 ten oz package soba noodles (thickness is your preference)
1 bunch green onion
1 cup toasted coconut
1 orange worth of orange juice and zest
1 lime, juiced
2 Tbs sesame seeds
4 Tbs Appalachian maple syrup
⅓ cup sesame oil
¼ cup tahini
½ cup coconut milk
Sea salt
Prepare soba noodles according to package directions. Drain noodles and run cold water over them until they are cool to the touch. While noodles are cooking, preheat oven to 350. Prepare a sheet pan and lay out the coconut on the pan. Toss the coconut in olive oil or oil of choice and place the pan in the oven to toast. The process should take 10-12′. In a separate bowl, whisk together maple syrup, coconut milk, tahini, sesame oil, orange juice and zest, lime juice, and sea salt. Once noodles are ready, combine toasted coconut, sesame seeds, and sliced green onion in a large mixing bowl. Drizzle sauce over the noodles and combine well.
Baked Maple Pork Loin
Hughart’s maple pork loin took first place in the 2019 WV State Fair Savory Maple Contest.
¼ cup Appalachian maple syrup
¼ cup ketchup
¼ tsp garlic powder
1-2 lb pork loin
Flour, enough to coat loin
Preheat oven to 350°. Heat oil in a skillet and turn meat to brown on all sides. Lay into a deep baking dish. Mix together syrup and ketchup, then pour over loin and sprinkle with garlic powder. Cover and bake in preheated oven for 45′-1 hour. The loin should be 170°.
Kathy Hughart
Greenbrier County, WV
Appalachian Maple Apple Spice
Hughart’s maple pork loin took first place in the 2019 WV State Fair Savory Maple Contest.
8 oz unpasteurized WV apple cider
¾ Tbs grass-fed organic butter
1 Tbs Appalachian maple syrup
1½ oz Smooth Ambler Old Scout® American Whiskey
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp sugar
Apple slice
Cinnamon sticks
Heat apple cider to a simmer and add butter to melt. Pour whiskey and maple syrup into a mug. Add cider and melted butter mixture and stir vigorously with a spoon. Coat apple slice in cinnamon/sugar mix and add to rim of the mug. Drop in a cinnamon stick and enjoy!
The Forks Inn
Elkins, WV
