Saturday, October 27, 2007

Sunday Turkey Dinner

TURKEY:
Take a small turkey and place it in a stove pan. Melt 1/4 cup butter and mix with 1 cup brown sugar for the turkey glaze. Glaze the turkey, and place the lid on the stove pan. Follow cooking directions on the actual turkey. (for larger turkeys, double the glaze)

When Turkey is cooked through, take the turkey out of the stove pan, and keep the pan on a medium low burner.
For the gravy, add these ingredients to the drippings in the pan:
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • stir and add salt and pepper to taste.

Let thicken. Taste it, if it's too salty add more brown sugar.

MASHED POTATOES:

Ingredients:

  • 5 medium potatoes, peeled and sliced 1/2 inch thick
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup whipping cream
  • 6 TBS. unsalted butter, cut up

In a saucepan, add potatoes with enough water to cover. Add 1 tsp. salt. Bring to boiling, reduce heat. Simmer, covered, 15-20 minutes or until tender. Drain well. Let stand in colander 5 minutes to dry and cool slightly. Meanwhile, in small saucepan combine milk and cream. Heat just until hot. In mixing bowl beat potatoes with the whip attachment until potatoes break. Add 3 TBS. butter, mix on low speed until just incorporated. Add remaining 3 TBS. butter, beat again. Slowly beat in milk mixture, adding only as much as potatoes can absorb. On med. spped beat until potatoes are light and fluffy. Do not overmix. Season to taste with salt; moisten with more milk mixture if needed.

6-8 servings

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