Maple Sugar Ragamuffins

Serves: 5

Carolyne Schoen

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

47

Spice

51

Sweetness

45

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.3

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tbsp

Baking Powder

1 tsp

Salt

3 cup

Whole Milk

Directions:

1

Make dough: Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 400°F

2

Line a large (17- by 14-inch) baking sheet with parchment

3

Whisk together flour, maple sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl

4

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

5

Add milk and stir with a fork until a shaggy dough forms

6

Gently knead dough 8 to 10 times with floured hands on a lightly floured surface

7

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 400°F

8

Line a large (17- by 14-inch) baking sheet with parchment

9

Whisk together flour, maple sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl

10

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

11

Add milk and stir with a fork until a shaggy dough forms

12

Gently knead dough 8 to 10 times with floured hands on a lightly floured surface

13

Roll out and fill dough: Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface with a floured rolling pin into a 13- by 11-inch rectangle

14

Spread softened butter evenly over dough and sprinkle all over with maple sugar, pressing firmly to help adhere

15

Beginning with one long side, roll up dough snugly, jelly-roll style

16

Cut roll crosswise into 12 slices with a sharp knife

17

Arrange slices, cut sides down, 2 inches apart on baking sheet

18

Gather any maple sugar from work surface and sprinkle on top of rolls

19

Bake until rolls are puffed and golden, 18 to 20 minutes

20

Transfer to a rack to cool until warm, about 15 minutes

21

Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface with a floured rolling pin into a 13- by 11-inch rectangle

22

Spread softened butter evenly over dough and sprinkle all over with maple sugar, pressing firmly to help adhere

23

Beginning with one long side, roll up dough snugly, jelly-roll style

24

Cut roll crosswise into 12 slices with a sharp knife

25

Arrange slices, cut sides down, 2 inches apart on baking sheet

26

Gather any maple sugar from work surface and sprinkle on top of rolls

27

Bake until rolls are puffed and golden, 18 to 20 minutes

28

Transfer to a rack to cool until warm, about 15 minutes