Twice Baked Turnips Food

TWICE BAKED TURNIPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut the stem end from turnips. Rub each with olive oil and wrap tightly in aluminum foil. Bake for approximately 90 minutes or until insides are soft enough to scoop out.
• Scoop out insides of each turnip, leaving the shell intact. Mash & whip the insides with the sour cream, spices and seasonings. When the insides are a creamy consistency, carefully spoon them back into shells. Reduce oven heat to 350 degrees and bake the stuffed turnips for 20-30 minutes until heated thru.

BAKED TURNIPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Peel the turnips and slice thinly. Using about 1/2 tablespoon of butter, butter well the bottom and sides of an oval gratin dish.
• Mix the Parmesan cheese with the salt, pepper, nutmeg and cayenne. Bring the milk or cream to a boil in a separate saucepan and keep hot.
• Layer turnip slices in the dish, dusting each layer with the spicy cheese mixture. When all the turnips are used up, pour the hot milk into the dish. Strew bread crumbs over the top and dot with the remaining butter.
• Bake, uncovered, for 45 to 50 minutes, until turnips are soft and have absorbed much of the liquid.

TWICE-BAKED ROLLS

Steps:

• Scald milk and cool to lukewarm.
• Dissolve yeast in warm water.
• Stir in milk, sugar, salt, shortening, and 2 1/2 cup flour.
• Beat until smooth.
• Stir in remaining flour until it makes a soft dough that leaves the sides of the bowl.
• Knead 4 minutes.
• Put in greased bowl and turn greased side of dough up; cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Punch down and divide into 24 pieces of equal size.
• Shape into rolls.
• Place about 3 inches apart on greased baking sheet or in greased muffin tins.
• Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes.
• Bake in a very slow oven (275°F) 20 to 30 minutes.
• DO NOT LET ROLLS BROWN.
• Remove from baking sheet and cool at room temperature.
• Wrap rolls in plastic wrap or aluminum foil and store in refrigerator for several days or in freezer for 2-3 months.
• To serve: Brown rolls in hot oven (400°F) 7 to 10 minutes.