Roasting a Turkey
- The first thing anyone should do with their turkey is brine it. The bringing process forces liquid and seasoning into the turkey meat giving each bite a flavorful and tender experience. Must plan ahead for this method because the turkey needs to be kept cold.
- Some people like to put onions or lemon in the turkey to give it more of a flavor, when we make a turkey my mom puts the stuffing in the turkey which gives it a lot more flavor.
- Place the turkey breast side up on a cooking rack in a shallow roasting pan and place the pan in the center of the lowest rack of a preheated oven.
- Roast the turkey uncovered at a temperature ranging between 325 degrees F to 345 degrees F. No higher temperatures because it may cause the meat to dry out.
- Basting a turkey provides crisp golden skin, but it does not add moisture or flavor to interior of turkey. Basing should be kept to a minimum so oven door is not open too often letting out heat.
- To keep skin from becoming too brown you can put aluminum foil over it near the end of cooking process.
- After removing turkey from oven you should let stand for 20 minutes to cool down before carving,and to let the
Cranberry Sauce
- To make Cranberry sauce the ingredients you would need are as follows:
- -1 Cup White Sugar
- -1 Cup orange Juice
- - 1(12 ounce) package of fresh or frozen cranberries
- The procedure to make the cranberry sauce is in a medium saucepan over medium heat, dissolve the sugar in the orange juice. Stir in the cranberries, and cook until they start to pop (about 10 minutes). Remove heat, and transfer to a bowl. Cranberry sauce will thicken as it cools.
Stuffing Recipe
- To make stuffing the ingredients you are going to need are:
1. -1/4 cup Finely chopped onions
2.- 1/2 cup chopped celery
3.- 1/3 cup butter
4.- 4 cups bread cubes
5.- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
6.- 2 eggs, beaten
7.- 1/2 teaspoon salt
8.- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon ground sage
9.- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
10.- turkey or chicken broth
- To prepare the stuffing you must saute onion and celery in butter until softened. Combine the onion mixture with bread, pepper, eggs, salt, sage, and poultry seasoning in a large mixing bowl. Stir in broth until well moistened but not soaked. enough for an 8-10 pound turkey or bake in greased covered shallow casserole dis at 325 degrees for about 35 to 40 minutes. Take cover off last 5 minutes to brown.
To make gravy the ingredients you need are:
Gravy Recipe
2.- 2 cups broth or bouillon
3.- 2 tablespoons Argo corn starch
4.- 1/4 cup cold water
- To prepare the Gravy you cook fat dripping and broth in roasting pan or sauce pan over medium heat.
- Stir cornstarch and water in small bowl until smooth, add to pan, stirring constantly with wire whisk bring to a boil over medium heat and boil 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper.
Cooking Potatoes
- To make potatoes use the following recipe and ingredients
- When I make potatoes depending on the size and how many people you are cooking for, first thing i do is gather my P.E.I potatoes and wash and peel them. Then I place them in a pot with water, and bring them to a boil. It takes about 35-45 minutes to boil potatoes. When testing if potatoes are done i just poke them with a fork or knife if they fall apart they are ready. It also doesn't hurt to add a pinch of salt and pepper while boiling them.
- When potatoes are done you can choose to eat them whole, or mash the potatoes to your mashed preferences. Add some butter to make potatoes creamier.
Cooking Turnips
- To make turnips use the following recipe and ingredients:
- This recipes serves between 8-10 servings.
- -7 large turnips
- -1 cup of milk
- -2 tablespoons of butter
- and ground black pepper to taste
- Peel wash and quarter turnips
- Boil 35-45 minutes or until tender. Strain and rinse cooked turnips.
- Place in large mixing bowl and use fork to break up turnips into small bits. Add milk and butter. Blend to desired consistency. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Cooking Carrots
- To make carrots use the following recipe and ingredients:
- This serves about 3 people.
- - 5 Large Carrots
- -1/2 teaspoon orange peel
- - 1/2 grated ginger root
- Cut Carrots in small bite sized pieces, place carrots in saucepan. Cover with water, bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 3 minutes.
- Meanwhile in small sauce pan, cook butter over medium heat until golden brown. Immediately remove from heat and add orange peel, ginger root and orange juice. Mix well.
- Drain carrots pour butter sauce over them. Toss lightly to coat, if desired add salt and pepper to taste.
Refrigerator Dinner Roll Recipe
- To make dinner rolls, Use the following recipe and ingredient:
- Serves 16 Rolls,
1. 18 oz. (4 cups) all-purpose flour
2. 1 package (2-1/4 tsp.) rapid-rise yeast
3. 1/3 cup sugar
4. 1 tsp. salt
5. 1 cup milk
6. 4 oz. (8 Tbs.) unsalted butter
7. 3 large egg yolks
In a large bowl of an electricmixer, whisk together the flour, yeast, sugar, and salt. Put the bowl in themixer stand and fit it with the dough hook.
- In a small saucepan, heat the milkand butter, stirring until the butter melts and the liquid is very warm,between 115° and 125°F.
- Dump the warm milk-butter mixtureand the egg yolks into The flour and mix on medium-low speed until combined.Increase the speed to medium high and beat until the dough is smooth and shiny,about 8 minutes.
- (If you don't have a stand mixer,you can make a well with the dry ingredients, gradually add the wet, and thenknead the dough by hand until smooth and shiny.)
- Remove the dough from the bowl,shape it into a neat ball, and then return it to the bowl. Lightly grease thesides of the bowl and cover the top securely with plastic. Let rise in a warmspot until doubled in size, about 45 minutes.
- Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.Turn the dough onto a clean work surface (no need to flour; the dough is softbut not sticky) and gently press to deflate. Using a pastry scraper, divide thedough into 16 equal pieces, each about 2 oz. (use a scale to be sure).
- Put a piece of dough in your palm(again, no flour). With the edge of your other palm (curved slightly), pressgently but firmly on the dough, rotating it repeatedly until it forms asmooth-skinned ball with a sealed bottom. Put the ball in the pan, sealed sidedown, and repeat with the remaining dough.
- Cover the pan with plastic and letthe dough rise until almost doubled, about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, heat the ovento 375°F. Remove the plastic and bake the rolls until they're puffed andbrowned, about 20 minutes. Serve warm.
ColeslawRecipe
- To make coleslaw, use the following ingredients:
- Serves 8 people.
- 8 cups shredded Cabbage
- 1-1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups grated Carrots
- 1/2 red onion thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup white vinegar
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 4 tsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp dry mustard
- 1/2 tsp celery seeds
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- In large bowl, toss cabbage with 1 tsp (5 mL) of the salt. In separate bowl,toss together carrots, onion and remaining salt. Let both stand for 1 hour.
- In colander, drain cabbage. By handfuls, squeeze out excess moisture and returncabbage to bowl. Add undrained carrots and onion; toss to combine.
- Whisk together vinegar, oil, sugar, mustard and celery seeds; toss with cabbagemixture and parsley. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. (Make-ahead:Refrigerate for up to 3 days.)
Ginger Bread Recipe
- To make gingerbread, use the following ingredients:
- Serves 2-1/2 dozen.
- 1 (3.5) ounce package of cook and serve butterscotch pudding
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1-1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1-1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- In a medium bowl, cream together the dry butterscotch pudding mix, butter, and brown sugar until smooth. Stir in the egg. Combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, and cinnamon; stir into the pudding mixture. Cover, and chill dough until firm, about 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease baking sheets. On a floured board, roll dough out to about 1/8 inch thickness, and cut into man shapes using a cookie cutter. Place cookies 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until cookies are golden at the edges. Cool on wire racks.
Brown Sugar Sauce
- To make brown sugar sauce use the following ingredients:
- Makes 1.25 cups
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
- In a medium saucepan, melt butter or margarine. Add flour and salt; stir until smooth.
- Stir in brown sugar. Blend thoroughly and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture bubbles and is lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Stir in boiling water. Return to heat and bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until smooth and thickened. Add vanilla extract and stir until well blended. Serve hot.
Hot Apple Cider Recipe
- To make hot apple cider use the following ingredients:
- Serves 6
- 6 cups apple cider
- 1/4 cup real maple syrup
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 6 whole cloves
- 6 whole all spiced berries
- 1 orange peel cut into strips
- 1 lemon peel cut into strips
Directions:
- Pour the apple cider and maple syrup into a large stainless steel saucepan.
- Place the cinnamon sticks, cloves, allspice berries, orange peel and lemon peel in the center of a washed square of cheesecloth; fold up the sides of the cheesecloth to enclose the bundle, then tie it up with a length of kitchen string. Drop the spice bundle into the cider mixture.
- Place the saucepan over moderate heat for 5 to 10 minutes, or until the cider is very hot but not boiling.
- Remove the cider from the heat. Discard the spice bundle. Ladle the cider into big cups or mugs, adding a fresh cinnamon stick to each serving if desired.
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