Thanksgiving Recipes

[CoolDasiy]

Hey everyone Thanksgiving will be here soon i thought it would be nice to share some recipes.I'll start with my Blue Ribbon Banana Nut Bread.

Blue Ribbon Banana Nut Bread

1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 3/4 cup self-rising flour
2 eggs
2 over ripe bananas mashed
1 tbsp vanilla
2/3 cup chopped walnuts

mix all ingredients together.
pour into greased loaf pan.
bake at 300F
bake for 50 to 60 minutes.

 

[piratesmate]

That looks really good! DH really likes banana nut bread. I'll have to give this one a try. I usually make him do with the Wilderness Lodge Strawberry Banana Bread - but he just mentioned tonight that he's Disney-ed out! How is that even possible?

Strawberry Banana Bread
from the Whispering Canyon Cafe, Wilderness Lodge
2 tsp baking soda
1 c butter
2 c sugar
1 ½ lb strawberries
2 c bananas (~6 medium)
4 eggs
1 tsp salt
3 c flour
Grease two loaf pans & preheat oven to 325. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter & sugar. Incorporate bananas scraping sides of bowl. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each. Set aside. In another bowl, mix together salt, baking soda & flour. Add flour mixture to butter mixture & stir until blended. Add strawberries (thawed). Bake 60 to 75 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely on a rack before inverting onto a plate.

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For Thanksgiving, my favorite thing is Oyster Filling. Before you say "Yuck!" it doesn't go inside the turkey. (That would be Yuck!) It's more along the lines of Oyster Stew that has so many crackers in it that there's no broth left.

Oyster Filling

1/3 c butter
4 c crushed OTC crackers
1 pt oysters (or just broth)
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
2 c oyster juice & milk

Combine butter with crackers. Layer crackers & oysters, topping with liquid. Bake at 350 for 30 – 35 minutes.

[NOTE: This wasn’t enough liquid. I used 3 cups & that still wasn’t enough! Another recipe said to cover the crackers with milk. That might be a better guess on the amount of milk.]

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If you're looking for a tasty muffin to serve with your meal instead of the traditional crescent rolls, these are really good!

Cinnamon-Topped Oatmeal Muffins

Muffin:
1 c flour
¼ c sugar
3 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
1 c oats
½ c raisins
3 Tbl oil
1 egg
1 c milk

Topping:
2 Tbl sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp melted butter
Combine muffin ingredients; stir until moist. Put into greased muffin cups. Combine topping ingredients & sprinkle over muffin batter. (Double topping is better!) Makes a dozen. Bake at 425 for 15 minutes.

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For something a little different, how about a combination of mashed white & sweet potatoes? My parents aren't particularly adventurous and they really liked this recipe from the Animal Kingdom Lodge. It's got a "funny" name, so I don't usually tell kids who are visiting what it's actually called and they always love it!

FUFU

1 lb Sweet Potatoes, peeled, medium dice
1 lb Potatoes, peeled, medium dice
To taste Salt and Pepper
2 Tbl Coriander, roasted
2 Tbl Cinnamon, toasted
¼ c Sugar
¼ c Butter

Steam all of the tubers until tender. In a mixer mash everything together. Check the seasoning, adjust if needed. Make sure the potatoes are cooked well. Yield: 8 servings

[NOTE: That's the recipe as sent to me by AKL. However, it's way too dry like this. I add some of the water from steaming the tubers. It's hard to tell you how much - just until you get a consistency that you like. Also, I don't bother to roast/toast my spices and it's good all the same.]

 

[Spinning]

I live close enough to you can I just come for dinner!!?!?
You always have the best recipes!

 

[piratesmate]

I live close enough to you can I just come for dinner!!?!?
You always have the best recipes!

Thanks! Just let me know the next time you're coming up here to Memory Lane!

 

[Twigs]

I started making this stuffing when DS's were little, my Mom said it was like what her mother made when she was growing up.

Old Fashioned Bread Stuffing
(for a 10 lb. turkey, or two 4-5 lb. roasting chickens)


1/2 c. chopped onion
1/2c. butter or margarine
1 tsp. poultry seasoning or ground sage (I use Bell's seasoning)
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
8 c. dry bread crumbs
1 c. chicken broth or water
(I also put in a large handful of chopped fresh parsley, not part of the original recipe)

Cook onion in butter till tender; add poultry seasoning or satge, salt, and pepper. Combine with bread cubes. Drizzle with broth or water; toss to mix well. Stuff turkey, or chicken, or bake, covered in a 2 qt. casserole in 325 degree oven for 40 - 45 min. Makes 6-7 cups

This next one is sooo good.

Sweet Potato Tipsy

8 med. sweet potatoes (about 2 1/2 lbs.)
5 T. butter
1/3 c. light cream
2 T. Sweet Sherry

Boil sweet potatoes until tender. Mash, then whip them adding butter, brown sugar, cream and sherry. Put into a buttered casserole. Bake 350 degrees for about 25 min. or until top is browned.

 

[GrayFal]

I saw this in a "Women's mag" - you know what I mean -
and my sister who is having EVERYONE for T-Day (God bless her!) was making this last night.
She normally doesn't 'do' gravy but is making it for us plebians - and she said it came out great!​

Make Ahead Turkey Gravy

makes 8 cups
Freeze up to one month
Refrigerator 2 days to thaw

- 4 turkey wings (3-4 pounds)
- 2 med. onions, peeled and quartered
- 8 cups chicken broth
- 3/4 C chopped carrots
- 1/2 tsp thyme
- 3/4 C flour
- 2 Tbsp stick? butter
- 1/2 tsp ground pepper

1. preheat oven to 400
2. put wings in a single layer in roasting pan scatter onions on top - roast 1 1/4 Hours
3. Put wings and onions in a 6 qt. pot....
add 1C water to roasting pan - scrape and add to 6 qt. pot
then add 6 C chicken broth (2cups in refrigerator) carrots & thyme...
bring to a boil, reduce heat and let simmer, uncobered for 1 1/2 Hours.
4. Remove wings then strain liquid into another sauce pan - skim the fat and bring to a boil.
5. whisk flour and 2 cups of refrigerator broth - then wisk this mixture into the boiling broth
6. let gravy boil for 4-5 minutes - stir butter and pepper........

You can always add a small amount of the turkey pan drippings on T-Day......
But the 'hard' part is done ahead of time......​

 

[piratesmate]

OMG!! God bless her! That sounds like almost as much work as making a turkey dinner.

Of course the good part is that it's done ahead. Poor DH loves gravy (I never bother with it - too much fat) but I always hated eating cold turkey just so I could make him gravy. So he gets a jar of gravy now. : And that's the easiest gravy there is!

It's a good thing he doesn't read this board!

 

[GrayFal]

It's a good thing he doesn't read this board!

I might have to clue him in.....and really - it is a BIG pain to do it on T day....so this is really not that time consuming work wise....

you can always refrigerate overnight to REALLY get the fat off the top.

 

[grlpwrd]

From last year Tyler Florence's Roasted Turkey with Carrots & Shallots


1 turkey breast on the bone (5 to 6 pounds)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Extra-virgin olive oil
1 bunch fresh sage leaves
8 shallots, cut in half
1 pound baby carrots
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
4 cups chicken stock
1/2 lemon, juiced

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Cut along 1 side of the breastbone, and then down along the ribs; gently pull and cut the meat away from the bone to cut the breast off the carcass. Do the same to remove the other breast.

Season the turkey breasts on both sides with a generous amount of salt and pepper. Put a large roasting pan on the stove over medium heat and get it good and hot. Drizzle the pan with a 3-count of oil. Add a few sage leaves and stir to flavor the oil. Lay the breasts in the hot oil, skin-side down and cook for about 5 minutes until the skin begins to set and crisp. Flip the breasts over and push them off to 1 side.

Add the shallots, carrots, and handful of sage leaves to the pan and stir to coat with the oil. Sprinkle the vegetables with salt and pepper. Stick the pan in the hot oven and roast for about 30 minutes until the internal temperature of the turkey reaches 160 degrees F on an instant read thermometer, and the shallots and carrots are tender and browned.

Remove the turkey and the vegetables to a serving platter and set aside. Now work on the gravy: Put the roasting pan over 2 burners, over medium heat. Stir in the flour with a wooden spoon. Then gradually stir in the stock, scraping the bottom of the pan to pick up all of the browned bits. Give the gravy a squeeze of lemon and season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Slice the turkey and serve with the gravy.

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I used a boneless turkey breast and it is very good.

Thanks to Mattncatt at Mycoupons.com, of course.

 

[CoolDasiy]

I wanted to add some more recipes.

FRESH CRANBERRY SALAD

2 c. fresh cranberries
1 1/4 c. water
1 pkg. cherry gelatin
1 c. sugar
3/4 c. chopped celery
1/2 c. chopped pecans
1/2 c. chopped apple
1/4 tsp. salt

Cook together cranberries and water until cranberries pop:then add sugar and cook 5 minutes. Pour this mixture over cherry gelatin and dissolve. Cool.
When thick,add celery,pecans and apples. Stir in salt. Pour into lightly oiled mold and chill until firm.


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SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE

3 c. cooked sweet potatoes, mashed
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. melted butter or margarine
2 eggs,beaten
1 tsp. vanilla
1/3 c. milk

Topping:

1/2 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. all-purpose flour
2 1/2 Tbsp. melted butter or margarine
1/2 c. chopped pecans

Mix well together the sweet potatoes,sugar,butter,eggs,vanilla and milk.
Spoon into 2-quart casserole and cover with topping bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Serves 6 to 8.

To make topping,combine all ingredients. Mix well and sprinkle over top of sweet potato mixture before cooking.
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I have a couple of cake recipes that have funny names but there good too
ugly ducking cake and pig lickin good cake all find my recipes for the cakes post them later....

 

[CoolDasiy]

UGLY DUCKLING CAKE

1 pkg. pudding cake mix ( yellow )
3 eggs
1/3 c. oil
1 (17 oz. )can fruit cocktail
2 1/3 c. flaked coconut
1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 c. nuts
1/2 c. margarine
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. evaporated mike

Combine cake mix and eggs. Add 1/3 cup oil,undrained fruit cocktail and 1 cup coconut. Blend for 2 minutes at medium speed. Pour into 9 X 13-inch pan.
Sprinkle with brown sugar and nuts. Bake at 325 for 45 minutes.
Bring butter,sugar and milk to a boil and boil for 2 minutes. Stir in remaining coconut. Spoon over warm cake...

 

[inky dinky doo]

If you like those pumpkin roll cakes but hate the effort of making them, this recipe is for you. It's absolutely luscious . . . but oh, so simple!

Pumpkin Cake

4 eggs
2 c. sugar
1 c. oil 1 t. salt
2 c. flour
2 t. cinnamon
2 t. baking soda
1 t. baking powder
2 c. canned pumpkin

Beat together the eggs, sugar, and oil. Mix the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and add to the egg mixture. Last, add the pumpkin and mix until smooth. Bake in a greased 13 X 9 pan at 350 for about 45 minutes.

Icing:

1 stick butter (melted)
8 oz. cream cheese
2 t. vanilla
2 c. powdered sugar
1 c. chopped nuts

Optional: You can add some of the pumpkin to color the icing; how much is up to you.

Beat together all of the ingredients and spread on the cooled cake.