Saturday Night Turkey “Surprise” Treats

Still got leftover bird? 

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Try some of these Cajun recipes then bring them on because we know you have them!!!

Emeril’s Turkey Gumbo Recipe

Turkey Jambalaya from Epicurious

Cajun Turkey Pot Pie

Here’s some of my things to do with leftover sweet potatoes, if you got ’em!

Sweet Potato Biscuits

1 cup flour

2 tsp. baking powder

1 cup cooked, mashed sweet potatoes

1 tsp salt

1/2 cup sugar

3 tablespoons butter (soft)

1/3 cup milk

Sift the flour salt and baking powder in one bowl.  Mix the sugar and sweet potatoes in a second bowl.   Add the butter and beat the mixture until it’s smooth.  Add the dry ingredients to the sweet potato mixture and add the milk.  Blend well.

Roll out the dough on a floured board.  Cut with a biscuit cutter.  Place in a buttered baking pan.  Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.  I serve this with some whipped honey butter.

Du Pain Patate (Sweet Potato Bread)

2  cups grated raw sweet potatoes

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup butter melted

1 tsp cloves.

1 tsp salt.

2 unbeaten eggs

1/2 cup flour

1/2 cup cane sugar syrup (yes, CANE SUGAR syrup … it’s a  Cajun thing and we make it down here)

1 tsp nutmeg

1 tsp cinnamon

1 Tbsp. orange zest.

Put the grated raw potatoes in a bowl.  Ad one egg at a time and beat it real well until it’s mixed and kind of fluffy. Add the orange rind.  Mix it some more.  Add the sugar and beat it.  Add the syrup and the melted butter.  Mix.  Then Mix the spices, salt and flour together then add that to the rest of the mixture.  And, right, mix it again.

Okay, this is the fun part.  You’re going to transfer that to a well-greased iron skillet.  Bake it at 300 to 325 for an hour.  You can tell it’s done when the bread pulls away from the sides.  Cool it about 10 minutes before you get it out of the skillet.  This is going to make a really sticky type potato bread and if you put fresh cream on top, you’ll think you just about tasted the best thing ever.  Remove it in wedges with a spatula while it’s still hot.

This one is a really old recipe from a friend’s family and I had to beg for it … enjoy!!!

* (It’s a thanksgiving turkey that’s been through a TSA scan, that’s all!!!)