Rutabaga Puff Food

RUTABAGA PUFF RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven 375ºF.
• Cook rutabaga in boiling water in covered saucepan 45 min. or until tender; drain. Place in large bowl; mash until smooth. Add dressing, egg, flour, baking powder and seasonings; mix well.
• Spoon into 1-1/2-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray; top with cracker crumbs.
• Bake 35 min. or until heated through.

RUTABAGA PUFF CASSEROLE

Steps:

• With a vegetable peeler, peel the rutabaga; cut it into 1-inch cubes and place it in a large saucepan. Cover the rutabaga with water and add 1 teaspoon of salt. Bring the water to a boil; reduce the heat to medium-low, cover the pan, and cook for about 20 minutes, or until the rutabaga is fork-tender.
• Drain the rutabaga thoroughly and then mash with a potato masher.
• Preheat the oven to 375 F.
• Butter a 1 1/2-quart casserole.
• In a large bowl, combine the mashed rutabaga, butter, dill, salt, pepper, and paprika. Let the mixture cool slightly.
• In a small bowl, beat the egg yolks and then stir them into the rutabaga.
• In a glass or metal bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
• Fold the beaten egg whites into the rutabaga mixture. Lightly spoon the rutabaga into the prepared casserole dish.
• Bake the casserole in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until it is set and the top is golden brown.
• Spoon into a serving dish or serve from the casserole dish.

FRUITY RUTABAGA

Steps:

• Cover the rutabaga with water and boil until just tender.
• Drain well, and add all the remaining ingredients to the rutabaga.
• Simmer, stirring frequently, until well amalgamated.

BAKED RUTABAGA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add rutabagas; boil until tender, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, blend or whisk egg whites in a bowl until thick and frothy.
• Drain water from rutabagas and mash with a potato masher. Stir in butter while still hot so it melts and is distributed evenly, followed by egg yolks, green onion, dill, paprika, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper. Pour into a 9-inch ceramic or Pyrex® casserole dish that is approximately 1 1/2-inch thick.
• Combine croutons and almonds in the bowl of a food processor until crumbly. Sprinkle over the top of the casserole.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned and bubbly, 25 to 30 minutes.

RUTABAGA AND CARROT PUFF

Steps:

• Combine carrots, rutabaga, onion, chicken stock, 3 tablespoons butter, brown sugar, and nutmeg in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, partially cover saucepan with a lid, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are very tender, about 45 minutes.
• Transfer vegetables using a slotted spoon to a food processor or blender. Continue to cook remaining broth mixture in saucepan over high heat, stirring constantly, until liquid reduced to about 1 tablespoon, 2 to 3 minutes. Add reduced broth mixture to vegetables in food processor; blend until very smooth. Transfer mixture to a bowl and cool to room temperature.
• Stir eggs, flour, baking powder, salt, and pepper into pureed vegetable mixture until evenly combined; spoon into a buttered 6-cup casserole or souffle dish.
• Melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter in a saucepan over low heat; stir in pecans until fragrant and coated, 1 to 2 minutes. Spread buttered pecans around the edge the vegetable mixture, creating a border. Cover dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.
• Bring vegetable mixture to room temperature, about 30 minutes before baking.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Remove plastic wrap from casserole dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until puffed, set in the middle, and golden brown, about 30 minutes.

TURNIP PUFF

Steps:

• Cook turnip until tender, drain and mash (by hand).
• Add butter and eggs and beat well.
• (This can be done the a day ahead).
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, seasoning and nutmeg.
• Stir into turnip mixture.
• Pour into a buttered casserole dish.
• Mix breadcrumbs and butter and sprinkle on top.
• Bake at 375 for 25 minutes or until light brown on top.