Sweet Potato Pecan Cornbread Stuffing Cups Food

SWEET POTATO CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Do ahead: Wrap sweet potato in heavy foil and roast 1.5 hours at 425F in oven or toaster oven. Once it can easily be pierced with fork, it's done. Carefully unwrap (it's hot!) and let cool enough to handle. Mash sweet potato. Measure out 1.5 cups for use in this recipe.
• Spray a 10 inch cast iron skillet with oil and set in oven on lower middle rack. Preheat oven to 425F.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the cornmeal, dry creamy wheat, flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. In a separate bowl, combine mashed roasted sweet potato, eggs, yogurt, milk, and olive oil. whisk to combine well. Mixture should be smooth and thick.
• Using a rubber spatula, gently fold sweet potato mixture with the cornmeal mixture just until no dry streaks of flour remain. Do not over-mix.
• Place preheated/greased skillet on a heat-safe surface. Scrape batter into skillet, evening out the top into the edges. Bake 25-30 minutes or until top is puffy and golden brown. There should be cracks visible around edges of cornbread. Place cornbread on wire rack. Immediately place 4-5 pats of butter on top, letting butter melt into the cornbread. slice and serve with additional butter, if desired. Cornbread is best when served hot and fresh, while top is slightly crisp and butter has just melted into it!

SWEET POTATO CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• For the cornbread: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Meanwhile, put the butter in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet and leave in the oven until melted, about 8 minutes. Carefully remove from the oven and set aside.
• Mix the cornmeal, flour, baking powder and a generous pinch of salt and pepper in a medium bowl until combined. Whisk together the sweet potato puree, milk, honey, eggs and lemon juice in a large bowl. Pour the melted butter into the wet ingredients and whisk to combine. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, then pour the batter into the cast-iron skillet.
• Lower the oven to 350 degrees F. Bake the cornbread until golden orange and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely, then cut into 1/2-inch cubes.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment and spread the cornbread cubes on top. Toast in the oven, flipping halfway through, until browned and crispy along the edges, about 20 minutes. Set aside. (Leave the oven on.)
• For the dressing: Crumble the sausage into a large skillet. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until browned, about 8 minutes. Remove the sausage crumbles from the pan with a slotted spoon and remove to a large bowl. Add the onion, celery, carrot and thyme to the skillet with the sausage fat, then sprinkle with salt and pepper. Sweat the vegetables, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 10 minutes. Add to the bowl with the sausage, then add the chicken stock, apple cider and cornbread cubes and stir until moist but not mushy. Place in a 9-inch square casserole dish and bake until the top is crusty and golden, about 30 minutes.

SWEET POTATO-PECAN CORNBREAD STUFFING CUPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Melt butter in large skillet on medium heat. Add the sweet potato; cook and stir 5-7 min. or until crisp-tender. Stir in water. Bring to boil. Remove from heat. Stir in stuffing mix, cranberries and pecans. Add in the egg; mix lightly.
• Spoon into 8 greased muffin cups, mounding mixture as necessary to use all the stuffing mixture.
• Bake 10 min. or until stuffing cups are heated through.

PECAN-CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring water and butter to a boil. Remove from the heat and stir in stuffing mix; cover and set aside. , In a large skillet, cook bacon until crisp; remove with a slotted spoon to drain on paper towels. Discard all but 3 tablespoons of drippings; cook celery in drippings over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add onions and cook 5 minutes or until celery is tender, stirring constantly. Add to cornbread mixture along with pecans, salt, pepper and bacon; mix well. , Transfer to a greased 2-qt. casserole. Cover and bake at 325° for 45 minutes or until heated through.

SWEET POTATO (QUEEN) CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Mom's is the ultimate example of a life well-lived. I am in total awe of her. She's smart, accomplished, beautiful-inside and out-loving, courageous, and bubbling over with the sheer joy of living.
• It's been an easy fifty years for Dad, clearly. To further endear her to me personally, she and her friends turn out some excellent eats! Mom herself makes this sweet potato cornbread that is worth driving all the way to Mountain Pine, Arkansas, for, but you won't have to-here's how you do it.
• Mix together this dry stuff: 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1 cup yellow cornmeal, 4 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 cup sugar.
• Separetely, mix together this wet stuff: 3 sweet potatoes, cooked and mashed (or you may use 1 16 ounce can of sweet potatoes, and in this recipe, it really is okay not to use home-cooked ones, I would tell you if it mattered), 2 eggs, 6 tablespoons milk, and 3 tablespoons oil.
• Then mix the dry stuff and the wet stuff, just until it's all moist (don't beat it to death), then put it in greased muffin tins and bake at 425 until done-usually about 15 to 20 minutes.

SWEET POTATO PIE-STUFFED CORNBREAD

Steps:

• For the sweet potato pie filling: Boil the sweet potato whole in a saucepan in enough water to cover until tender when pierced, 20 to 25 minutes. Peel and slice.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a 12-inch cast-iron skillet with cooking spray.
• Combine the sweet potato, sugar, butter, cream, orange juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla and egg in a food processor. Pulse until the mixture is smooth and no lumps remain. Set aside.
• Make the cornbread: Combine the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Whisk together the buttermilk, egg, butter and oil in a separate bowl. Add the buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture, stirring just until the dry ingredients are moistened. (The batter will be lumpy and thick.)
• Pour the cornbread batter into the greased skillet. Spoon the sweet potato pie filling over the top in dollops. Use a wooden or metal skewer to create a marbling effect. (But do not mix in the sweet potato filling too much.)
• Bake the cornbread until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 7 minutes before serving.

STUFFED BAKED SWEET POTATOES WITH PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Arrange the sweet potatoes on a baking sheet, and bake in preheated oven for 1 hour.
• Cut a slit into the top of each potato. Carefully scoop out the pulp from the potato, leaving the skins intact; place the potato in a large bowl. Add the margarine and pineapple to the potato and stir together. Stuff the potato mixture back into the reserved potato skins. Sprinkle the pecans over each potato.
• Return the stuffed potato skins to the oven; bake another 12 minutes.

SWEET POTATO CORN BREAD STUFFING WITH GREENS AND BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Arrange corn bread on rimmed baking sheet. Bake until slightly toasted, stirring occasionally, about 40 minutes. (Corn bread can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and store at room temperature.)
• Cook bacon in heavy large pot over medium heat until brown and crisp, about 10 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to bowl. Reserve 6 tablespoons drippings in pot (discard any remaining drippings). Add sweet potatoes, onion and thyme to same pot. Cover and cook over medium-low heat until sweet potatoes are just tender, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes. Add greens. Cover; cook until greens just wilt, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
• Whisk vinegar, honey, salt, pepper and mustard in very large bowl to blend. Mix in sweet potato mixture, pecans and bacon. Stir in corn bread. Mix eggs into stuffing.
• To bake stuffing in turkey:
• Loosely fill main cavity with stuffing. Add enough broth to remaining stuffing to moisten lightly (about 1/4 to 1/2 cup, depending on amount of remaining stuffing). Generously butter glass baking dish. Spoon remaining stuffing into prepared dish. Cover with buttered foil, buttered side down. Bake stuffing in dish alongside turkey until heated through, about 25 to 30 minutes. Uncover and bake until top is slightly crisp and golden, about 15 to 20 minutes.
• To bake all of stuffing in baking dish:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously butter 15 x 10 x 2-inch . Add enough broth to stuffing to moisten (about 3/4 to 1 cup). Transfer stuffing to prepared dish. Cover with butter foil, buttered side down; bake until heated through, about 30 to 35 minutes. Uncover and bake until top is slightly crisp and golden, about 20 to 25 minutes longer.

SWEET POTATO STUFFING

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. stockpot, heat butter over medium-high heat; saute celery and onion until tender. Stir in broth and seasonings. Stir in remaining ingredients., Transfer to a greased 3-qt. slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low until heated through, about 4 hours.

SWEET POTATO CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Grease an 8 by 8 inch baking dish.
• Fry chopped bacon over medium heat until almost crisp, then drain and cool.
• Pre-heat oven to 400°F.
• Place milk and butter into a microwavable container and microwave on med-high for 30 seconds, to melt butter and heat slightly. Heat longer if needed.
• Add cornmeal to milk and butter, stirring to combine, and then set aside.
• In a large bowl whisk together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, thyme, baking soda, and salt, then stir in cheese.
• In a second bowl stir together mashed sweet potatoes and eggs.
• Stir cornmeal mixture into potato and egg mixture.
• Pour the wet ingredients into the flour mixture, stirring, and add vinegar and chopped bacon.
• Mix until just combined.
• Pour into greased baking dish.
• Bake for 22 - 28 minutes, until the middle springs back when pressed lightly.
• Do not overbake!
• Let stand before cutting.
• Time does not include cooking and mashing the sweet potatoes.

SWEET POTATO CORNBREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Melt margarine in a nonstick skillet. Add yams, onion and celery and sate until tender - about 7-10 minutes.
• Spoon mixture into large mixing bowl. Stir in parsley and ginger. Add cornbread and pecans. Mix gently.
• Slowly add broth and toss to moisten. Place stuffing in buttered casserole dish and bake covered 30 minutes.
• Take off lid and bake uncovered an additional 15 minutes or till top is lightly browned and stuffing is heated through.

SWEET POTATO CORNBREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook sweet potatoes, onion, and celery in hot butter for 5 to 7 minutes until tender.
• Spoon mixture into a large mixing bowl.
• Stir in cilantro and ginger.
• Add cornbread and walnuts; toss gently to coat.
• Add enough chicken broth to moisten.
• Can be used to stuff one 8 to 10 pound bird.
• Can also be baked in a casserole dish, uncovered, in a 365 oven about 45 minutes or until heated through.