Meals from the Field: Holiday Recipes with Georgia Flavor

buttermilk

🥗Healthier: low-fat yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + vinegar

Low-fat yogurt reduces calories while maintaining tanginess.

pecans

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: almonds

Walnuts provide healthy fats and are often less expensive.

ham

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken

Turkey is leaner and often more affordable.

pumpkin pie

🥗Healthier: sweet potato pie

💰Cheaper: store-bought pie

Sweet potato pie offers a similar flavor with less sugar.

Boil 4 large sweet potatoes covered for 30 minutes until tender.

Peel and slice the sweet potatoes into 1/4 to 1/2 inch slices after cooling.

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Grease a 2-quart baking dish.

Layer sweet potato slices in the baking dish.

Add half of 2 cups of cranberries on top of the sweet potatoes.

Sprinkle half of 1/2 cup of brown sugar over the cranberries.

Drizzle half of 2 tablespoons of melted butter over the layer.

Repeat the layering with the remaining sweet potatoes, cranberries, brown sugar, and butter.

Pour 1/2 cup of orange juice over the top layer.

Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes.

Prepare the topping by mixing 1/2 cup of chopped pecans, 1/4 cup of brown sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon in a bowl.

Cut in 3 tablespoons of cold butter until the mixture resembles pea-sized pieces.

After 30 minutes, remove the bake from the oven and sprinkle the topping on.

Leave uncovered and bake for an additional 10 minutes until brown.

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Equipment Needed

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