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Holidays Pure and Simple
Herb Butter Roasted Turkey,
Orange Walnut Holiday Bread With Sweet Marmalade Butter,
Chewy Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies and
Buttery Mulled Cider
 (Family Features) - True enjoyment of the holidays comes from time spent with
family and friends, not time spent in the kitchen. With that
in mind, keep your holiday menu simple, using only the best
quality ingredients to help make each dish spectacular.
Smooth and creamy, real butter delivers a rich flavor,
enhancing the taste and appearance of baked goods and other
homemade items. In fact, real butter is the secret to many
of our favorite holiday treats — light and flaky pie crusts,
melt-in-your-mouth cookies, beautiful browned breads and
moist, delicious turkey.
During a time of the year when we want to serve only the
best to our family and friends, there is no substitute for
real butter. This holiday season, treat yourself and the
ones you love to delicious recipes made simple with real
butter.
Visit www.wisdairy.com for additional holiday recipes and
helpful tips for cooking and baking with real butter.
Herb Butter Roasted Turkey
Turkey:
1 (14-pound) turkey
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
Herb Butter:
1 cup salted butter, softened
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage
2 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley
1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Remove giblets and neck from cavity of turkey. Rinse and
dry bird. Fold wing tips behind turkey. Season cavity with
salt and pepper.
- Combine butter and fresh herbs.
- Starting at neck end of turkey, loosen skin by sliding
fingers underneath it. Slide hand as far as possible toward
other end of turkey, separating skin from meat. Rub two-
thirds of herb butter over entire breast. Tie drumsticks in
front.
- Place bird on a rack in a roasting pan breast-side up;
cover loosely with foil tent. Place bird in oven and
decrease temperature to 350°F. Bake 3 to 3-1/2 hours.
- Melt remaining herb butter. Remove foil tent from turkey
during last 45 minutes of baking and baste once with melted
butter.
- Turkey is done when thigh meat reaches internal
temperature of 180°F and breast meat 170°F. When turkey is
done, remove from oven; let stand 30 minutes before carving.
NOTE: Recipe for Bourbon Buttered Apple Slices as seen in
photo available at www.wisdairy.com.
Orange Walnut Holiday Bread With Sweet Marmalade Butter
Bread:
1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
4 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup orange juice
Zest from 1 orange
3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups chopped walnuts
Marmalade Butter:
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 tablespoon powdered sugar
3 tablespoons orange marmalade
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms only of two (9 x 5-
inch) loaf pans or five (5-1/2 x 3-inch) mini loaf pans. Set
aside.
- Combine sugar and butter in large bowl. Beat at medium
speed until creamy. Add eggs; mix well. Add sour cream,
orange juice and orange zest; mix well.
- Reduce speed to low. Add flour, baking powder and baking
soda; mix well. Stir in nuts.
- Divide batter evenly among prepared pans. Bake 45 to 55
minutes in 9 x 5-inch pans (35 to 45 minutes in mini loaf
pans) or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Let stand 10 minutes; remove from pans. Cool completely.
- To make Marmalade Butter, combine butter, powdered sugar
and marmalade in small mixer bowl. Beat at medium speed
until creamy. Cover; refrigerate until serving time.
Makes 2 loaves or 5 mini-loaves
Chewy Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies
1-1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2-1/2 cups old-fashioned oats
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup light brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon honey
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1-1/3 cups dried cranberries
1 cup white chocolate chunks
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with parchment
paper.
- In medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda, salt and
cinnamon; stir in oats. Set aside.
- With electric mixer, beat butter and both sugars until
light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Add honey and
vanilla; beat until blended. Add flour mixture in two
additions, beating until well combined. Stir in cranberries
and chocolate chunks.
- Drop dough onto prepared pans by heaping tablespoonfuls
about 2 inches apart. Bake 9 to 11 minutes. Let cool on
sheets 5 minutes; transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
Makes 3-1/2 dozen cookies
Buttery Mulled Cider
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 orange, squeezed for juice
1 lemon, squeezed for juice
8 cups apple cider
4 cloves, whole
2 cinnamon sticks
1 teaspoon whole allspice
1/2 cup unsalted butter, divided
- In large saucepan, stir brown sugar, orange and lemon
juice, cider, cloves, cinnamon sticks, allspice and 1/4 cup
butter. Simmer covered 1/2 hour, stirring occasionally.
- Remove whole spices. Pour into mugs and float 1/2
tablespoon butter on top of each.
Makes 8 servings
SOURCE: National Butter Promotion
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