Thankgiving Favorites

Here our some of Thanksgiving favorites! Sweet Potato Casserole and Ginger Lime Cranberry Sauce!

Sweet Potato Casserole
From Tawnie Elwood

4 cups of hot mashed sweet potatoes (or you can just use canned potatoes to save time)

1/3 cup of butter

1/4 cup of sugar

2 eggs beaten

1/2 cup of evaporated milk

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp salt

Mix potatoes, butter, and sugar together, beat in eggs, milk, vanilla, salt. Pour into a greased casserole dish.

Topping

mix together: 1/2 cup of pecans, 1/2 cup of brown sugar, 4 tbls of flour, and 4 tbls of melted butter. The mixture should be crumbly, sprinkle over the sweet potatoes to evenly cover

Cook casserole at 350 for 45 minutes

Ginger Lime Cranberry Sauce

The perfect accompaniment to the holiday bird, this maple-syrup-sweetened sauce cooks in less than 15 minutes and can be made several days before the feast.

1/2 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup maple syrup
1 1/2 tsp finely shredded lime peel
2 Tbs lime juice
1 12-ounce package cranberries (3 cups)
1 tsp minced fresh ginger

1. Stir together water, sugar, maple syrup, lime peel, and lime juice in a heavy, medium saucepan. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 3 minutes or until sugar has dissolved.

2. Add cranberries and continue to simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in ginger. Simmer, uncovered, 6 minutes more or until berries have popped and mixture starts to thicken, stirring occasionally.

3. Remove from heat and let cool. Makes about 2-1/3 cups (fourteen 2-tablespoon servings).

Halloween Sugar Cookies!

These I found off a website and fell in love with them. They are super easy (which is always nice) and super good! I added a little bit more sugar then the recipe calls, and some lemon zest which makes it really good. These are great because they don't fall apart in your hand, but are so soft when you bite into them.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
• 2 cups white sugar (+1/2)
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (+1/2)
  
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Lemon ZEST!!
  

Directions

1. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight).
2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely. I used store bought frosting because they had it on sale and really liked the Betty Crocker Vanilla Rich and Creamy.
   

   

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/The-Best-Rolled-Sugar-Cookies/Detail.aspx

Check out all the reviews on site, gives some great tips!

Avonlea's approval!