The nearer Thanksgiving draws, the more we seem to find
ourselves instinctively pulled towards the kitchen to
create comforting and scrumptious food. For some of us,
this means pulling out a dusty old book full of perfected
family recipes. For others, this means Googling "easy
Thanksgiving recipes." To save you the trouble, we've got
five great recipes here that are a scrumptious way to
satisfy your craving for holiday comfort food.
One of the first cravings you might start to feel nag at
your taste buds is the yearning for anything pumpkin. This
is likely a result of the pumpkin decoration littering
almost every lawn on the street. So, for starters, we have
an easy recipe for pumpkin nut bread. The best thing about
bread recipes is that you usually get at least two loaves
from one batch, which means you can eat one now and freeze
one to have on-hand in case company stops by.
Famous Pumpkin Nut Bread
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, melted 4 eggs 1 can (14-1/2 oz.)
pumpkin 1/2 tsp. salt 2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. baking
soda 1 tsp. ground cloves 1 tsp. ground nutmeg 1 tsp.
ground cinnamon 1 cup sugar 1 cup brown sugar 2-3/4 cups
flour 1 cup chopped nuts
Instructions: Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F. Melt butter.
Add eggs and pumpkin. Beat thoroughly. Add sugars, baking
soda and powder, and spices. Beat thoroughly until all
lumps are removed. Add flour. Beat thoroughly. Add nuts and
mix. Spoon into 2 greased bread pans. Bake for 1 hour. Test
with toothpick to ensure loaves are ready.
The next item on our list of Thanksgiving dishes is the
ever-famous cheese ball. This particular item is usually
present at most Thanksgiving get-togethers, but that
doesn't mean you have to wait until the end of November to
whip up this easy snack!
Cheese Ball
Ingredients: 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese 1 (8 ounce)
can crushed pineapple, drained 1 tablespoon diced onion 1
tablespoon chopped green bell pepper 1/4 tablespoon
seasoning salt 1 cup chopped pecans
Instructions: Mix together the cream cheese, pineapple,
onion, bell pepper, and seasoning salt. Form into a ball
and roll in chopped pecans. Chill and serve with butter
crackers.
If your craving leans more towards sweet potatoes, then we
have the perfect recipe for you! Sweet potato balls are an
easy dish to prepare and are just as great on their own as
they are when complimenting turkey, ham, or any other meat
you fancy.
Sweet Potato Balls
Ingredients: 1 (40 ounce) can sweet potatoes, drained 1/4
cup butter salt to taste 3 cups crushed cornflakes cereal
3/4 cup real maple syrup 10 large marshmallows
Directions: Drain sweet potatoes and put into large mixing
bowl. Mash the potatoes with butter or margarine. Salt to
taste. Hand-pat mixture into 3 inch diameter balls. Roll in
crushed corn flakes and put into 9x12 inch greased baking
dish. Pour maple syrup evenly over all balls. Bake at 325
degrees F (165 degrees C) for 40 minutes. When the timer
gets to the last fifteen minutes, put a marshmallow over
each ball.
For those of you who are craving some serious Thanksgiving
meat, we've got a great turkey recipe for you to try out.
The best part about this recipe is that you don't have to
cook an entire bird?which means you don't have to deal with
carving up the leftover meat and storing it.
Turkey Breasts Stuffed with Cranberry
Ingredients:
2 boneless and skinless turkey breasts
1 (12 ounce) package herb-seasoned dry bread
Stuffing Mix
1 1/2 c. of dried cranberries (sweetened is preferred)
1 c. of pecans (chopped)
1/2 c. halved pecans
2 tbsp. olive oil
Directions: Make the stuffing as usual and set aside. Cut
the chicken breasts open so that they lay flat, place
between waxed paper and flatten with a meat tenderizer.
Remove the wax paper and spread the stuffing over each
breast (leaving a bit of room around the edges), then
sprinkle with most of the dried cranberries. Add all of the
pecans. Starting at the longer side, roll the breast up
similar to a Swiss roll. Tuck in the ends and tie it
together with string. You'll probably need about four bits
of string to tie the middle and one to go length-wise.
Place the olive oil in an oven proof skillet and let it
heat. Try to brown the meat on all sides, but don't cook it
thoroughly yet. Put the skillet in the oven and bake in at
350 degrees F for about an hour or until meat is white all
the way through. Try not to let these get too dry. Let the
turkey rolls sit for 15 minutes before removing the string
and slicing into 1/2 inch circles. You can garnish with any
leftover cranberries or pecans.
Finally, we have a recipe for one of the greatest
Autumn-time drinks: apple cider! What's better than cozying
up with a book or movie and a steaming cup of spiced cider?
It gets better, because this simplified version of spiced
cider allows you to keep your cider warmed in a slow cooker
for easy re-fills.
Easy Apple Cider
Ingredients: 1 (64 fluid ounce) bottle apple cider 3
cinnamon sticks 1 teaspoon whole allspice 1 teaspoon whole
cloves 1/3 cup brown sugar
Directions: In a slow cooker, combine apple cider and
cinnamon sticks. Wrap allspice and cloves in a small piece
of cheesecloth and add to pot. Stir in brown sugar. Bring
to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat and keep warm.
Now that you have a few recipes to tide you over until
Thanksgiving, you can hit the kitchen! Enjoy!
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