Barbara's Bakin' N bits

Old-fashioned giblet dressing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ingredients:

turkey giblets

water

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup chopped onion

1/4 cup finely chopped celery

1/2 cup butter

8 cups dry bread crumbs (about 14 slices of bread)

1 teaspoon seasoned salt or celery salt

1 teaspoon poultry seasoning

1/4 teaspoon pepper

PreparationIn saucepan, combine giblets (not the liver) and enough water to cover and salt. Cover and simmer for about 2 hours, until tender. Add liver; cover and simmer for 25 minutes longer. Cool giblets and broth slightly. Remove and chop giblets; set aside and reserve 1 cup of the broth.

Melt butter in a skillet over medium low heat; cook onion and celery until tender; combine with bread crumbs,  chopped giblets, seasoned salt, poultry seasoning, and pepper. Add reserved broth, tossing lightly to moisten. Spoon into a buttered 2-quart baking dish. Cover tightly and bake at 350° for 40 to 45 minutes. May also be cooked the bird - stuffs a 10 to 12 pound turkey.  I stuffed my bird, it seems the stuffing tastes so much better, I really clean the cavity good, and put lots of salt in the cavity too, then rinse again then stuff.

 

Buttery Sweet Potato Casserole

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ingredients

2 cans (15-3/4 ounces each) sweet potatoes, drained and mashed

1/2 cup sugar

1 egg

1/4 cup butter, melted

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Dash salt

TOPPING:

1 cup coarsely crushed butter-flavored crackers (about 25 crackers)

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup butter, melted

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Transfer to a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Combine the topping ingredients; sprinkle over sweet potato mixture.

Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°. Yield: 6-8 servings.