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BPO's favorite recipes: Thanksgiving edition
« on: November 09, 2008, 01:01:51 pm »
Jen's turkey post inspired me. Let's hear all of BPO's favorite Thanksgiving recipes!
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Re: BPO's favorite recipes: Thanksgiving edition
« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2008, 01:12:26 pm »
I'll go first. My favorite sweet potato recipe is this one from epicurious:
Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Brown Sugar and Pecans

It's so yummy and WAY better than the traditional marshmallow topped sweet potatos

1 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans (about 2 ounces)
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) chilled butter, cut into 1/4-inch pieces

5 pounds red-skinned sweet potatoes (yams), peeled, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces

4 large eggs
3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons salt

Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix sugar, pecans and butter in small bowl. Cover and chill until ready to use. (Can be made up to 2 days ahead. Keep refrigerated.)

Butter 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dish. Cook sweet potatoes in large pot of boiling salted water until very tender, about 12 minutes. Drain. Let stand in colander 15 minutes. Purée sweet potatoes in processor.

Beat eggs, syrup, vanilla, lemon juice and salt in large bowl. Mix in puréed sweet potatoes. Transfer sweet potato mixture to prepared dish. Sprinkle pecan topping evenly over mixture.

Bake until sweet potato mixture is set and topping bubbles, about 1 hour. Let stand 15 minutes and serve.


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Re: BPO's favorite recipes: Thanksgiving edition
« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2008, 01:28:54 pm »
3 Turkeys?! How many people come to Thanksgiving at your house?  :o
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Re: BPO's favorite recipes: Thanksgiving edition
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2008, 12:38:37 am »
Hmmmm, sounds like a trip to Holly's is in order. I bet you wouldn't even notice that I was there.

I was totally thinking the same thing Jules!
I'll see you at the kid's table... cause even with clogs on, I don't clear 5'6!  :)
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