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Rutabaga and Apple Mash with Crumb Topping

Turnips and Apple Casserole was my grandma's go-to Christmas recipe. Turnips are mellowed out with sweet apples, brown sugar and cinnamon. It's covered in this sweet crumb topping that as kids, my cousins and I would scoop off first.

Course Side Dish
Keyword casserole, mash, rutabaga and apples, sweet crumb topping
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Servings 8 servings

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 large rutabaga
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 2 apples
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • pinch of cinnamon

Crumb Topping

  • 1/3 cup flour
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp butter

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

  2. Peel rutabaga and cut into chunks. Boil in a large pot of water. Cook until fork-tender. About 30 minutes.

  3. While rutabaga is cooking, prepare your apples. Peel your apples and shred. Mix apples with brown sugar and cinnamon and set aside.

  4. Prepare your crumb topping. Mix the flour, brown sugar and cut in the butter until mixture is crumb-like.

  5. Drain the rutabaga and mash with butter. Layer the rutabaga, then the apples, ending with rutabaga. Top with crumb topping. Bake for one hour.

RECIPE NOTES

Recipe adapted from Enjoy! of the Best of Bridge Cookbook series.