New Years dinner
Turkey from Honeybaked Ham
Mashed butternut squash with dried orange peel, butter, white pepper and salt and parmesan
Green beans
Spinach salad with feta, pecans, granny smith apples, pomegranate seeds, croutons and creamy Balsamic vinegrette dressing
Dill rolls
Bread (no-knead variety)
Apple crumble pie
The pie was the big hit, as well as the turkey. The turkey got good comments from people like "I don't usually like turkey but this is good."
The pie - the result of a year or two of experimentation, included the following:
granny smith apples, peeled and sliced
raisins
craisins
chopped pecans (a handful)
cinnamon, dried ground ginger, allspice (a tiny bit)
1 T coarse-grain sugar
crumble topping of with butter/sugar/flour/oatmeal combination
bottom crust by pillsbury
Served with blue bell vanilla ice cream
Baked at 350-425 for about 45 minutes or so, until crust browned. I'm impatient and kept raising the temperature while cooking (after an initial 30 min at 350).
The only flaw in the pie is that it doesn't produce much juice, so it needs something creamy to go with it. next time I might add a T of water to see if it juices the apples up a bit more. or a top crust to contain the steam they lose in cooking.
Turkey from Honeybaked Ham
Mashed butternut squash with dried orange peel, butter, white pepper and salt and parmesan
Green beans
Spinach salad with feta, pecans, granny smith apples, pomegranate seeds, croutons and creamy Balsamic vinegrette dressing
Dill rolls
Bread (no-knead variety)
Apple crumble pie
The pie was the big hit, as well as the turkey. The turkey got good comments from people like "I don't usually like turkey but this is good."
The pie - the result of a year or two of experimentation, included the following:
granny smith apples, peeled and sliced
raisins
craisins
chopped pecans (a handful)
cinnamon, dried ground ginger, allspice (a tiny bit)
1 T coarse-grain sugar
crumble topping of with butter/sugar/flour/oatmeal combination
bottom crust by pillsbury
Served with blue bell vanilla ice cream
Baked at 350-425 for about 45 minutes or so, until crust browned. I'm impatient and kept raising the temperature while cooking (after an initial 30 min at 350).
The only flaw in the pie is that it doesn't produce much juice, so it needs something creamy to go with it. next time I might add a T of water to see if it juices the apples up a bit more. or a top crust to contain the steam they lose in cooking.