Takes you on a journey to the professional kitchens of inns from across Canada, where you can sample more than easy and delicious recipes for breakfast, brunch, and teatime. The book provides an illustration and description - including pertinent travel information - along with each recipe.
1 package active dry yeast (1 tablespoon) dissolved in 1/4 cup lukewarm water
1 egg
1 teaspoon maple extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
Filling:
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup chopped pecans
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup melted margarine
Icing:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons melted margarine
1 tablespoon milk or water
1/2 teaspoon maple extract
In a small saucepan, heat the milk and margarine until lukewarm. In a large mixer bowl, blend the milk mixture, 1 cup of the flour, and the granulated sugar, yeast mixture, egg, maple extract, and salt at low speed until the dry ingredients are moistened. Beat 2 minutes by hand, stir in the remaining flour to form a soft dough. Knead it on a floured surface until smooth and elastic (about 2 minutes). Place the dough in a lightly buttered bowl, turning it to coat it with butter. Cover the dough, and let it rise in a Warm place until it has doubled in size.
For the filling, combine the granulated sugar, pecans, and cinnamon in a small bowl, and set aside. Lightly grease a 12 inch round pizza pan. Punch the dough down, divide it into 3 pieces, and shape them into balls. Roll or press 1 ball of dough into the bottom of the prepared pizza pan. Brush the dough with about one-third of the melted margarine, then sprinkle with one-third of the pecan mixture. Roll out the other 2 balls of dough, and add layers of dough, melted margarine, and the pecan mixture to the first layer.
To shape the rolls, place a glass about 2 inches diameter in the center of the dough. With scissors, cut from the outside edge to the glass, forming 16 pie-shaped wedges. Twist each wedge 4 times. Remove the glass. Let the dough rise until it has doubled in size. Bake the rolls in a pre heated 350 degree oven for 20 minutes. Cool 5 minutes. In a small bowl, blend together the confectioners' sugar, margarine, milk, and maple extract until smooth. Break off the rolls, and drizzle them with the icing.
