DAY Recipe

Makes 8 servings.

INGREDIENTS
crust
6tablespoons (or more) ice water
1large egg yolk
2 3/4cups all purpose flour
1tablespoon sugar
1/2teaspoon salt
3/4cup (1 1/2 sticks) chilled
unsalted butter, cut into
1/2-inch pieces

filling
3pounds firm but ripe bartlett pears, peeled, quartered, cored, cut into 1/3-inch-thick wedges
1/3cup pure maple syrup
1/3cup [...]

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Sweet and salty, the ham is great served with roasted potatoes and applesauce.

Makes 4 servings.

INGREDIENTS
2bay leaves
21-pound ham steaks (each about 1/3 to 1/2 inch thick), patted dry
2 1/2cups apple cider
3tablespoons pure maple syrup
2tablespoons dijon mustard1/2cup madeira
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven [...]

INGREDIENTS
Dough
1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup pure maple sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons maple extract, to taste
2 3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
Coating
2 tablespoons pure maple sugar
2 tablespoons sugar
Glaze
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 tablespoon heavy cream
1/4 teaspoon maple extract

DIRECTIONS

Make the dough: in a big bowl, beat together the butter, sugars, cream of tartar, salt, eggs, baking soda, and maple extract until fluffy.

Add the flour; beat until blended; refrigerate dough for about 30 minutes, to stiffen it [...]

INGREDIENTS

6 lbs sweet potatoes
1 lemon, juice and zest of
3 tablespoons maple syrup
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
3 tablespoons bourbon
8 tablespoons butter , room temperature
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon white pepper
Topping
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1 pinch ground thyme
1/2 cup chopped pecans
5 tablespoons butter , chilled and chopped to bits

DIRECTIONS

Bake whole sweet potatoes for 45 minutes to an hour at 375°FCool for about 20 minutes.
Peel potatoes and put them into a large mixing bowl with lemon juice and zest, syrup, and brown sugar.
In [...]