Blackberry Maple Glazed Baked Salmon

Silver Cloud Baking Contest Winner, 4th Prize - Recipe by Sally Sibthorpe

Ingredients:

• 2 Tbsp. butter
• 3 Tbsp. minced shallots
• 2 tsp. minced fresh sage
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup apple cider
• 2 tsp. dijon mustard
• 1 tsp. salt, divided
• 1 tsp. Maple, Natural Flavor Blend
• 1/2 cup fresh blackberries
• 1/2 tsp. white pepper
• 1-1/2 pounds salmon filet, skin removed

Directions:

1. Melt butter in a medium size saucepan over medium heat. Add shallots and sage and cook until they are softened, about 3-4 minutes. Stir in brown sugar and cook for 3 minutes more. Stir in cider, mustard and 1/2 tsp salt. Simmer until slightly syrupy, about 5 minutes. Add Maple and Blackberry, Natural Flavor Blends.

2. Preheat oven to 375F

3. Brush both sides of salmon with 3 tbsp. of the brown sugar mixture and season with pepper and the remaining 1/2 tsp. salt. place on parchment lined baking sheet. bake salmon, uncovered, 12 to 15 minutes or until a meat thermometer registers an interanl temperature of 140 to 145F, or until salmon flakes easily with fork.

3. Stir blackberries into sauce and simmer for 1 minute. Remve from heat and drizzle over the cooked salmon filet. Garnish with a small sage sprig and serve.

Serves:

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Vanilla Chip Maple Cookies

Submitted by Frances Hamann

Ingredients:

• 1 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract, Pure
• 1 tsp. Imitation Maple Extract - Can subsitute Maple, Natural Flavor Blend
• 3 cup all purpose flour
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 2 cup vanilla chips
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Frosting:



• 1/4 cup butter or margarine softened
• 4 cup confectioners sugar
• 1 tsp. Imitation Maple Extract - Can substitute Maple, Natural Flavor Blend
• 4 - 6 Tbsp. milk
• 3-1/2 cup pecan halves

Directions:

In a mixing bowl, cream shortening, butter and brown sugar. Add egss, one at a time, beating well after each. Beat in vanilla and maple flavoring. Combine the flour and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in vanilla chips and pecans. Drop by round tablespoons 2 inches apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 - 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks. For Frosting - in a mixing bowl, cream butter and confectioners sugar. Beat in maple flavoring and enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Frost cooled cookies. Top each with a pecan half.

Serves: About 7 dozen

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