Maple Sugar Ragamuffins

Maple Sugar Ragamuffins
Maple Sugar Ragamuffins might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 186 calories, 3g of protein, and 6g of fat. This recipe serves 12. Only From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour. If you have salt, milk, granulated maple sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine.

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Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 400°F. Line a large (17- by 14-inch) baking sheet with parchment.
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Whisk together flour, maple sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Blend in butter with a pastry blender or your fingertips until most of mixture resembles coarse meal with some small (roughly pea-size) butter lumps.
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Add milk and stir with a fork until a shaggy dough forms. Gently knead dough 8 to 10 times with floured hands on a lightly floured surface.
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Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface with a floured rolling pin into a 13- by 11-inch rectangle.
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Spread softened butter evenly over dough and sprinkle all over with maple sugar, pressing firmly to help adhere. Beginning with one long side, roll up dough snugly, jelly-roll style.
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Cut roll crosswise into 12 slices with a sharp knife. Arrange slices, cut sides down, 2 inches apart on baking sheet. Gather any maple sugar from work surface and sprinkle on top of rolls.
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Bake until rolls are puffed and golden, 18 to 20 minutes.
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Transfer to a rack to cool until warm, about 15 minutes.
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·Ragamuffins are best eaten immediately but can be made 1 day ahead and cooled completely, then kept in an airtight container at room temperature. Reheat in a 350°F oven before serving.·Maple sugar is usually sold granulated, but if you find a brand sold as very large granules, pulse the sugar in a blender until it becomes more finely granulated.
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Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are great choices for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. You could try Schlossgut Diel Nahe Riesling Kabinett. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.2 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 23 dollars per bottle.
Schlossgut Diel Nahe Riesling Kabinett
Schlossgut Diel Nahe Riesling Kabinett
A delicious and perfectly balanced Riesling with glorious aromas of golden delicious apples. Stretched taut but neither austere nor lean. A Riesling Ideal.
DifficultyHard
Ready In1 h
Servings12
Health Score2
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