Holiday recipe help

[bex1973]

Had a thought that we could do a thread for folks looking for recipe recommendations - we've done it in the past and I found it helpful!

Andplusalso - selfishly I need help LOL

Looking for a good and relatively easy stuffing/dressing recipe.  Looking for bread versus cornbread. And I once had one with water chestnuts - hard pass on that haha.

[starburst604]

I made this one last year and everyone loved it. There wasn't a crumb left. I'm making it again this year but will double it!
pin.it/Pju2RIasi

[NewGirlNic]

I don't really follow a recipe, but I make mine with chopped apples and dried cranberries. And lots of butter. Similar to this, but no nuts (if I were to use nuts I'd opt for pecans vs almonds, I think):

www.delish.com/holiday-recipes/thanksgiving/a29492810/apple-stuffing-recipe/

[nicanmatt]

This is what my mother-in-law has used since 1969 and is based of an ancient Better Homes and Garden recipe...
Saute 1 roll Jimmy Dean Sausage with 1/2 an onion and 6 finely chopped stalks of celery. Drain. Cut up 14 or so slices of dried bread (makes 8+ cups) and season with 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tsp poutry seasoning and 1 tsp ground sage. Add the sausage and several tablespoons of broth or water to moisten.

We stuff the bird with this, so I'm not sure how you would cook it in a baking dish. My sister isn't joining us this year and I know her husband is already sad to miss out on the stuffing!!

[leahcar]

I also make sausage stuffing. It’s inspired by what my mom used to make. I made my own bread for years because one of my kids is GF. Now I like the TJ’s gluten free stuffing mix.

Brown 1 lb of sage breakfast sausage. When nearly done- add chopped celery, garlic, sometimes mushrooms, and onions. Add chicken broth and half a stick of butter. Bring to a boil and then turn off heat. Add the stuffing mix. If you need more liquid after stirring, stick to chicken broth.

I usually make a double batch.

If you do use bread instead of the mix, add sage, more garlic, salt, pepper.

I make it the night before and bake on Thanksgiving day after the Turkey comes out.

[circa1978]

This is my mom's stuffing. ETA: I think it did at one time, before my mom inherited the recipe, feature salsiccia (sausage) but we are an anti-stuffing one animal into another generation. 


Turkey Stuffing Recipe for Stuffing Inside Turkey
1 stick of butter
1 cut up medium onion- sautéed
1 and 1/4 cup inside tender celery - diced
1/2 cup of raisins in a pan covered with water and a pinch of salt
1 long loaf of white bread toasted and cut or broken up in pieces
2-3 eggs
1 can of chicken broth
pinch of salt (pepper or sage to your taste)
Melt butter in large fry pan, sauté onions and add celery
Add par boiled raisins and can of broth
Bring to boil and simmer with seasoning.
Let Cool.
Place bread in a large bowl
Beat the eggs with a little water and pour over bread cubes
Pour onion, celery, raison broth over the bread after it has cooled.
Stuff the turkey!

Turkey Stuffing Recipe for Casserole Cooked Out of the Turkey
This recipe will make 2 casseroles:
2 long loaves of white bread (toasted and cut in small squares)
4 tender stalks of celery chopped finely
2 small white onions
2 cans of chicken broth
salt/pepper/sage
1/2 plus can or jar of turkey gravy
1 cup raisins (boiled in water just covering top)
2 sticks of butter 4 beaten eggs
Melt butter in large fry pan, sauté onions and add celery
Add par boiled raisins and can of broth
Bring to boil and simmer with seasoning.
Let Cool.
Place bread in a large bowl
Beat the eggs with a little water and pour over bread cubes
Pour onion, celery, raisin broth over the bread after it has cooled.
Stir in gravy to moisten bread mixture. This stuffing needs to moister
than the stuffing that cooks inside the turkey because that stuffing
takes
in the natural juices while cooking.
Bake in greased (buttered or PAM) casserole dishes at 350 degrees for
40-45 minutes

[wildrice]

I made this one on Sunday when I did an early thanksgiving dinner pin.it/373K8KOYB

I thought it was delicious and I am still enjoying the leftovers! I used a loaf of Italian sandwich bread (whatever that means, I got it from Aldi) and just toasted it at 325 in the oven.

[leahcar]

I’m looking for a sweet potato recipe that’s not sickeningly sweet.

[lust2hart]

Nov 20, 2024 17:16:11 GMT -5 leahcar said:

I’m looking for a sweet potato recipe that’s not sickeningly sweet.

I love chipotle sweet potatoes. Something like this: whatsgabycooking.com/chipotle-mashed-sweet-potatoes/

[mccallister84]

This is not easy, and does involve corn bread so absolutely not what you are looking for but it’s my favorite stuffing ever and I feel the need to share it.

www.howsweeteats.com/wprm_print/double-bread-stuffing-with-brown-butter-bacon-sage

[bsp36]

Nov 20, 2024 17:16:11 GMT -5 leahcar said:

I’m looking for a sweet potato recipe that’s not sickeningly sweet.

We like this. I did not grow up with them and my H is not a fan of “traditional” butter/marshmallow.

www.lemonblossoms.com/blog/maple-oven-roasted-sweet-potatoes/

[mala]

Nov 20, 2024 17:16:11 GMT -5 leahcar said:

I’m looking for a sweet potato recipe that’s not sickeningly sweet.

Sweet potatoes (peeled & in large chunks) , carrots, parsnips, onions, garlic. Olive oil, salt pepper, fennel seed, roast at 400, takes abput 2 hours. Add some stock every 30 so they don't burn.

[eb777888]

What crust do you guys use for pumpkin pie? I keep it pretty simple, but always wonder if I should change up the crust.

[ProfessorArtNerd]

Anyone have a pumpkin cheesecake recipe? Pretty please?

[momin2013]

Nov 20, 2024 17:16:11 GMT -5 leahcar said:

I’m looking for a sweet potato recipe that’s not sickeningly sweet.

My favourite sweet potato ‘recipe’ is literally just baked (like a regular potato), then cut in half and topped with butter, salt and pepper.

[momin2013]

Nov 20, 2024 20:02:18 GMT -5 eb777888 said:

What crust do you guys use for pumpkin pie? I keep it pretty simple, but always wonder if I should change up the crust.

I use my basic homemade pastry crust (not sweet); I use it for most pies because with a sweet filling, I prefer a crust that’s simple, flaky and not sweet.

[beerlover]

eb777888, Sally's Baking Addiction is always my go-to for anything pies or cookies. I use her crust. It calls for both butter and shortening.

[heygrey]

Nov 20, 2024 17:16:11 GMT -5 leahcar said:

I’m looking for a sweet potato recipe that’s not sickeningly sweet.

This might not be a hit with all audiences, but it is so delicious. 


www.ambitiouskitchen.com/chipotle-gouda-scalloped-sweet-potatoes/

[mala]

Nov 20, 2024 20:34:09 GMT -5 ProfessorArtNerd said:

Anyone have a pumpkin cheesecake recipe? Pretty please?

Sweet potato, technically, but you could probably sub pumpkin easily enough.

Sweet Potato Spice Cheesecake

1 C gingersnap cookie crumbs
½ C finely chopped pecans
2 tbls packed brown sugar
4 tbls butter, melted

3 8-oz packages cream cheese, softened
1 ½ C granulated sugar
1 C sour cream
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp grated orange zest
pinch of salt
4 large eggs at room temperature
2 tbls flour

1 C mashed cooked sweet potato, cooled
¾ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp ground ginger
pinch of ground cloves

Oven: 350*F
Bake: 10 min, 1 1/4hrs

Prepare crust: combine gingersnaps, pecans and sugar. Mix in butter with a fork. Press into bottom on well greased 9 inch springform pan. Tightly cover outside of pan with foil. Bake until edges are browned, about 10 min. Cool.
Prepare filling: Beat cream cheese with mixer on med-high speed until light and fluffy (2min). Gradually beat in sugar and continue beating. Reduce speed to med and beat in sour cream, vanilla, orange zest and salt. On low, add eggs one at a time. Beat in flour. In a small bowl, combine 2 cups of the cream cheese mixture with sweet potatoes, cinnamon, ginger and cloves. Turn remaining cream cheese mix into prepared crust in pan. Drop sweet potato/cream cheese mix in heaping tablespoons over filling. Swirl with a knife for marbled effect. Place pan in larger pan in oven. Fill larger pan with water. Bake 1 ¼ hours or until cake barely jiggles in center.

[bex1973]

Nov 20, 2024 17:16:11 GMT -5 leahcar said:

I’m looking for a sweet potato recipe that’s not sickeningly sweet.

We keep it really simple and they always taste so good to me! Peel and chunk up the potatoes, boil until almost fork tender and then melt butter (real butter of course!) and add some brown sugar and sauté the potatoes in that. I love that it gets a little sticky and I love that you can control the sweetness by how much sugar you use.  We are not a marshmallow on sweet potato family.  My mom used to do this in a cast iron skillet and I think they tasted better for some reason, I just use a regular pan.

[bex1973]

Thanks for the recs - I decided on a stuffing recipe!

Also, I'm surprised so many folks go the sausage route only because no one I know IRL makes it that way haha

[zizibet]

Nov 20, 2024 20:34:09 GMT -5 ProfessorArtNerd said:

Anyone have a pumpkin cheesecake recipe? Pretty please?

This one. smittenkitchen.com/2006/11/bourbon-pumpkin-cheesecake/

You could easily leave out the bourbon- just up the other spices a bit. 

or this. smittenkitchen.com/2016/11/cheesecake-marbled-pumpkin-slab-pie/

[penelope]

Nov 20, 2024 16:44:20 GMT -5 nicanmatt said:

This is what my mother-in-law has used since 1969 and is based of an ancient Better Homes and Garden recipe...
Saute 1 roll Jimmy Dean Sausage with 1/2 an onion and 6 finely chopped stalks of celery. Drain. Cut up 14 or so slices of dried bread (makes 8+ cups) and season with 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tsp poutry seasoning and 1 tsp ground sage. Add the sausage and several tablespoons of broth or water to moisten.

We stuff the bird with this, so I'm not sure how you would cook it in a baking dish. My sister isn't joining us this year and I know her husband is already sad to miss out on the stuffing!!

This is basically what I use a well and I always make extra in a pan as well as stuff the bird with it.  The stuff in the pan I just put in the oven after the turkey comes out for like an hour or so, with added broth (probably like half a cup or so, just so it's moist).  I cover it with tin foil for the first half an hour or so and then uncover it so the top gets slightly crispy.  

[CurlyQ284]

When recipes for stuffing says to use day old bread, do you leave it on the counter uncovered overnight?

I always just use pepperidge farm and then add to it, I've never started with just bread before.

[bex1973]

Nov 21, 2024 10:31:07 GMT -5 CurlyQ284 said:

When recipes for stuffing says to use day old bread, do you leave it on the counter uncovered overnight?

I always just use pepperidge farm and then add to it, I've never started with just bread before.

Haha I'm feeling like a stuffing expert now from reading all the suggestions here and following the links on those recipes.

You can leave it out on the counter for a couple of days. What I read suggested cutting it into cubes before drying. Or you can cut it up and put it in the oven at 150 and check it every 10/15 minutes.

ALSO - growing up my mom saved the heels of bread throughout the year to use for stuffing at holidays. Left it on the counter (even had a specific plate it went on) until it dried out then she stored it in the basement in bread bas she had also saved. Y'all it doesn't get more Midwest frugal than that LOL

[nicanmatt]

Nov 21, 2024 10:02:36 GMT -5 penelope said:

Nov 20, 2024 16:44:20 GMT -5 nicanmatt said:

This is what my mother-in-law has used since 1969 and is based of an ancient Better Homes and Garden recipe...
Saute 1 roll Jimmy Dean Sausage with 1/2 an onion and 6 finely chopped stalks of celery. Drain. Cut up 14 or so slices of dried bread (makes 8+ cups) and season with 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tsp poutry seasoning and 1 tsp ground sage. Add the sausage and several tablespoons of broth or water to moisten.

We stuff the bird with this, so I'm not sure how you would cook it in a baking dish. My sister isn't joining us this year and I know her husband is already sad to miss out on the stuffing!!

This is basically what I use a well and I always make extra in a pan as well as stuff the bird with it.  The stuff in the pan I just put in the oven after the turkey comes out for like an hour or so, with added broth (probably like half a cup or so, just so it's moist).  I cover it with tin foil for the first half an hour or so and then uncover it so the top gets slightly crispy.  

Thank you for sharing! I always make too much and I"ve never quite known what to do with all the extra. I always put the stuffing into the oven after I take it out of the bird, that way it can keep cooking because I'm scared I'll give food poisoning to everyone. And plus also, nobody wants cold stuffing on their plate. Thanks again!! I'll be sure to mix the leftovers up with extra broth when I make it next time.

[mommyatty]

I really love these sweet potatoes. They’re still a sweet dish, but they aren’t the awful marshmallow-covered sugar bombs. pinchofyum.com/sweet-potato-casserole

[definitelyO]

Nov 20, 2024 17:16:11 GMT -5 leahcar said:

I’m looking for a sweet potato recipe that’s not sickeningly sweet.

I love this one and have made it for years.

smittenkitchen.com/2014/11/crispy-sweet-potato-roast/