Thanksgiving Feast



Simple Thanksgiving recipes makes it great for us who like to spend more time in preparing the foods for our family.I have once again sorted through my recipe cards for the annual Holiday cookoff at my home.

Sweet Potato Pie (Traditional Southern Recipe)
Ingredients

2 cups mashed sweet potatoes
1/4 pound butter, softened
2 eggs, separated
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1/4 cup white sugar
1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust

Directions
1.Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2.In a mixing bowl, combine the sweet potatoes, butter, egg yolks, brown sugar, salt, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and evaporated milk. Mix together well.
3.Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; add 1/4 cup sugar and fold into sweet potato mixture.
4.Pour into pie shell and bake at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 10 minutes. Reduce heat and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes or until firm.
(2).Pecan Pie (Traditional Southern)

Grandmother's Christmas Cake a recipe handed down by my mil. I have never seen another recipe like this so it remains a secret (hidden in my recipe card holder).


Butterscotch Pie (Paula Dean's) I am making it this year for my DH; I hope it will as good as his

Butterscotch Pie

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 cups milk
2 egg yolks, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 (9-inch) pre-baked pie shell
1/4 cup butterscotch morsels, plus more for topping
Whipped cream, recipe follows

Directions
In a large saucepan over medium heat, add sugar, flour, cornstarch and salt. Slowly add milk, constantly stirring until it thickens.In a separate bowl temper 2 egg yolks by whisking in a small amount of hot mixture to bowl. Whisk in the eggs and add the butter and vanilla. Allow to cook for a few minutes.
Pour into a dish and refrigerate, allowing to cool. When ready, fill pie shell with butterscotch mixture.
Mix the butterscotch morsels into the whipped cream. Cover pie and garnish with more butterscotch morsels.

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