Miss Edna's Turnip Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs turnips, peeled and thinly sliced
• 6 ounces bacon, fried
• 2 tablespoons reserved bacon drippings
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar or 1 1/2 teaspoons splenda sugar substitute
• tabasco sauce, to taste
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 cup heavy cream
• salt and black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350º f.
• 2 butter a 1 1/2-quart casserole dish.
• 3 place turnips in a large saucepan with water to cover, bacon grease and splenda.
• 4 bring to a boil, reduce heat to moderate, simmer till tender, about 20 minutes; remove from heat.
• 5 stir in a dash of tabasco and crisp, crumbled bacon.
• 6 meanwhile, combine broth and heavy cream in a medium-size saucepan, bring to a low boil over moderate heat.
• 7 cook till slightly thickened, about 20 minutes.
• 8 with a slotted spoon, transfer turnips to prepared casserole and pour cream mixture over top.
• 9 season with salt and pepper and bake 'til golden brown, about 30 minutes.
• 10 serve hot.