Turnip Bake Recipes

MAKE-AHEAD TURNIP CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place turnips into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and return to the pot. Mash turnips; add butter and eggs.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, pepper, and nutmeg in a bowl and stir into turnips. Transfer mixture to a baking dish.
• Combine bread crumbs and melted butter and sprinkle on top of turnip mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until light brown on top, about 25 minutes.

TURNIP BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch casserole dish.
• Place turnip into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain and transfer to a bowl.
• Mash turnip, 2 tablespoons butter, salt, and pepper together until smooth.
• Toss apples with 2 tablespoons brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.
• Spread half the turnip mixture into the prepared casserole dish; top with half the apples. Repeat with remaining turnip mixture and apple mixture.
• Mix flour, 1/4 cup brown sugar, and 2 tablespoons softened butter by hand in a bowl until mixture is an evenly coarse meal-texture; sprinkle over casserole.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and bubbling, about 1 hour.

TURNIP BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Place turnips in a small saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 10-12 minutes or until tender. Drain. , In a small bowl, combine turnips, 2 tablespoons butter and eggs. Combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, pepper and nutmeg; add to turnip mixture and mix well. Transfer to a greased 8-in. square baking dish. , Melt remaining butter; toss with bread crumbs. Sprinkle over top. Bake, uncovered, 25-30 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve immediately.

TURNIP PUFF

Steps:

• Place turnips in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 10-15 minutes or until tender. Drain; mash with butter. Cool slightly. , Preheat oven to 375°. Beat in egg. Combine the flour, baking powder, brown sugar, salt, pepper and nutmeg; stir into turnip mixture. , Spoon into a 3-cup baking dish coated with cooking spray. Toss bread crumbs and butter; sprinkle over casserole. Bake, uncovered, until heated through and a thermometer reads 160°, 30-35 minutes.

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.

ROASTED TURNIPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Toss together the turnips, butter, thyme sprigs, shallots, olive oil and some salt and pepper in a 13-by-9-inch baking dish. Roast until the turnips begin to soften, about 30 minutes. Adjust the seasoning and serve.

SLICED TURNIP & BACON BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Heat half the butter in an ovenproof frying pan. Add the bacon and cook for a few mins, then add the thyme and onions, season and cook for a further 8-10 mins until the onions are soft and golden. Scoop the onions into a bowl, leaving the buttery juices in the pan.
• Off the heat, layer the sliced turnips in the pan with a scattering of fried onions, a sprinkling of cheese and some dots of butter between the layers. Season with a little salt and plenty of pepper as you go. Cover the pan with foil and bake for 1-1¼ hrs until the turnips are tender when prodded with the point of a knife. Leave the cake to relax for 5 mins. Turn it upside down onto a plate or board, then cut into wedges and serve.

CLASSIC TURNIP AND APPLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F; butter a casserole dish (or spray with Pam) and set aside.
• Peel and dice turnip (this can be a tough job, as turnips are very dense) and place in a large pot.
• Cover with cold, lightly salted water and bring to a boil.
• Boil until turnip is tender (this takes longer than potatoes, usually), then drain and return to the pot.
• Mash turnip with the 1 tbsp butter and cream; stir in 1/4 cup brown sugar and the cinnamon; set aside.
• Peel apples, core, and slice.
• In prepared casserole dish, layer 1/3 of the turnip, then half the sliced apples, then 1/3 of the turnip, then the remaining apples, then the remaining turnip; smooth top.
• At this point, you could cover the dish tightly and refrigerate for several hours; don't put topping on until you're ready to pop this into the oven.
• When ready to bake, combine topping ingredients in a small bowl until they are crumbly; sprinkle over top of turnip.
• Bake in preheated oven for one hour; serve.

TURNIP PUFF

Steps:

• Cook turnip until tender, drain and mash (by hand).
• Add butter and eggs and beat well.
• (This can be done the a day ahead).
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, seasoning and nutmeg.
• Stir into turnip mixture.
• Pour into a buttered casserole dish.
• Mix breadcrumbs and butter and sprinkle on top.
• Bake at 375 for 25 minutes or until light brown on top.

TURNIP CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place turnips in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 15 minutes or until tender and drain. Transfer turnips to a bowl and mash. Add the egg, sugar, butter and salt. , Transfer to a greased 1-qt. baking dish; sprinkle with cinnamon. Cover and bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°.