Apple Turkey Loaf Recipes

CURRY-APPLE TURKEY LOAF

Steps:

• Saute onion and apple until limp; add curry powder, coriander, and parsley; continue cooking for two more minutes.
• Thoroughly mix onion-apple mixture with remaining ingredients in a large bowl. Pan-fry a small sample to check seasoning. Add salt, pepper, and curry to taste.
• Pat into a 9x5 loaf pan or 8" square pan; bake one hour at 350 degrees. Test by cutting to be sure that loaf is not pink in center.
• Turn out onto a platter and garnish with apple wedges and chutney to taste.

APPLE TURKEY LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Melt margarine in 12 inch skiller over medium heat. Add apples and onion. Cook until onion is soft, about 10 minutes.
• Let cool, scrape into a large bowl and mix in turkey and all the spices, parsley, egg whites, bread crumbs and milk. Pat into a 9x5 loaf pan. Bake til brown on top and no longer pink, about 1 hour.
• Drain fat from loaf pan, invert pan and turn loaf onto a platter.

APPLE-STUFFED TURKEY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• If necessary, unbind legs of turkey. Rinse and dry turkey with paper towels. Place turkey into a roasting pan with a lid, and rub the oil all over the turkey, inside and out. Stuff the body and neck cavities of the turkey with the apple quarters; arrange whole apples around the turkey in the roasting pan. Scatter any extra apple quarters into the pan. Cover the roasting pan.
• Roast in the preheated oven until the skin is browned and the meat is beginning to separate from the legs, 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Remove lid in last 20 minutes of roasting if needed to brown skin. Use pan drippings for gravy, if desired.

BABY FINGER FOOD - APPLE TURKEY LOAF OR STICKS

Steps:

• Place ground turkey in a large mixing bowl.
• Add the egg/yolk, carrots, applesauce, spices, bread crumbs and bran.
• Mix well - If this mixture appears too dry, add more carrots or applesauce. If this mixture appears too wet, add more bran and/or bread crumbs.
• Place mix into a lightly oiled (olive oil) loaf pan and bake at 350F for approximately 45 minutes or until an inserted knife comes out clean.
• **You may wish to cover with foil to prevent the top from burning.
• When finished baking and cooled, remove loaf from pan and slice as you would for bread.
• Break into small bits for finger feeding or mash or chop gently for younger babies.
• This recipe may also be made into "Turkey Sticks" for Toddlers and older babies who are able to handle more textured/chunky finger foods.