Our family hopes and Prays that your family had a fantastic Thanksgiving Day with your family and friends!
We had a great little day with our family! This year I was volunteered by my mama to cook Thanksgiving Dinner! I have literally never cooked turkey or dressing before in my life! AHHH!!!
Mama came up on Tuesday to help me cook! And, I must say it was a success. I was a little worried at first, but I pulled through and rocked out an amazing Turkey!
TURKEY
-1 Turkey
-2-3 Red Apples
-3-4 Yellow Onions
-Veg. Oil
-Salt ~n~ Pepper
PREP
1.) Place turkey in baking pan and dry off with paper towels.
2.) Quarter red apples and yellow onions.
3.) Once your turkey is dry, rub down with veg. oil.
4.) Sprinkle with a generous amount of S&P.
5.) Stuff quartered apples and onions in turkey.
6.) If you have leftover apples and onions, place around turkey in pan.
7.) Pour water around turkey until you have about an inch and a half to two inches of water in pan.
7.) Pour water around turkey until you have about an inch and a half to two inches of water in pan.
8.) Cover and bake on 400 for about 4 hours (time will vary based on size of your turkey).
9.) Every hour baste turkey with water in bottom of pan.
10.) Uncover turkey and continue baking another 45 mins or so, until brown.
11.) Every 10 mins baste turkey.
12.) Let rest, carve, and enjoy!
For the dressing I made a double batch of homemade cornbread. The cornbread recipe came from an older lady, Mrs. Ruby, who gave this recipe to my mama when she got married! So, cherish this recipe with your life! :)
Mrs. Rubys Corn Bread
-1 3/8 Cup Corn Meal
-1/4 Cup Sugar (TOTALLY OPTIONAL, I did NOT use sugar)
-3/8 Cup Oil
-1 1/2 Cup + 2 Tbsp Flour
-1 1/2 Cup Butter milk
-2 Eggs
-1 Stick Butter
PREP
1.) Melt butter in large baking pan in oven until ALMOST brown and bubbley(this will not take very long).
2.) Mix all ingredients together in bowl.
3.) Once butter is melted, coat bottom and sides of pan and pour remaining butter in mix in bowl. Stir.
4.) Pour mix in buttered pan.
5.) Bake on 450 for 25-30 mins until golden brown.
So, to make cornbread dressing...
Cornbread Dressing
-Double batch Mrs. Rubys Corn Bread
-1 package Corn Bread Stuffing mix
-Poultry seasoning and sage to taste
-1 Bunch celery diced
-2 Yellow onions diced
-1 stick of butter
-1 large box Chicken broth
-S&P to taste
-Drippings/liquid from turkey
PREP
-1.) Melt butter in skillet.
2.) Once butter is melted, cook onions and celery with a little S&P until just done.
3.)Crumble homemade cornbread in large pan (I just crumbled it right in the pan I baked mine in because it was a large pan).
4.) Mix in cooked onions, celery, poultry seasoning, and sage.
5.) Pour in box of chicken broth and mix well.
6.) Taste.
7.) Add S&P and more Poultry seasoning and Sage if needed.
8.) Once turkey is done, pour in the liquid/drippings.
9.) You will want dressing mix to be almost soupy!
10.) Bake in oven at 400, stirring every 15 mins.
11.) Once dressing is heated through, let brown on top.
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