Thoughts on making this dish day before thanksgiving?
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Anonymous
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Have a standard Thanksgiving dish in my family that is sliced sweet potatoes that I parboil a bit, layered with sliced apples, with a mix of brown sugar, orange, spices butter, etc poured over. Baked for a good hour or more.
I would love to prep it on Wednesday. Do you think I could? I’m worried mostly about the apples. Thanks. |
Anonymous
| Sounds delicious. I would toss the apples with lemon juice or citric acid (like Fruit Fresh) to keep them from getting too brown. With that, I think it'd be fine. |
Anonymous
| I brought this dish to my work potluck. Baked it the night before, refrigerated, and then reheated over sterno day-of. It was mushy. Fine for a work party, but I would have been disappointed for Thanksgiving. |
Anonymous
| I think you could half bake on Wednesday and finish on Thursday but I agree with PP that the sugars will start to break down and it will get mushy. |
Anonymous
| Sounds like a lovely dish - can you point me to a recipe for a 1st timer? |
Anonymous
| What are you worried about, mushiness? |
Anonymous
| Not OP, but a basic recipe: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/22150/yam-and-apple-casserole/ |
Anonymous
| 13:24 here: thank you! I won’t make this for THX but will definitely try it soon! |
Anonymous
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OP here. Mushiness, and the apples getting messed up if I don’t bake it right away. Guess I will wait until day of to prep it. Thanks, all.
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Anonymous
| Maybe slice and parboil the sweet potatoes first, and then refrigerate? Slice apples the day of, then assemble and bake. |