Thanks to our friends at Food52, we’re bringing you Thanksgiving staples that are as beautiful and delicious as they are easy to make. There’s the pièce de résistance, of course: a perfect, crackly-skinned turkey that takes only two hours in the oven, feeds a Friendsgiving army of 15, and uses absolutely no salt — yes, you read that correctly. But we’ve also included the makings of a more complete dinner, too, from a side of crunchy haricots verts to dessert — a classic pumpkin pie as well as a galette-style masterpiece that commingles apple and pumpkin for a savory, sweet and perfectly balanced finishing touch on the perfect autumn feast.
GLAZED HARICOTS VERTS
Serves 6 as a side dish
Ingredients
1 lb haricots verts, stem ends trimmed
4 tbsp unsalted butter
3 tbsp chicken stock
2 garlic cloves, crushed but not peeled
Fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
½ c freshly grated Parmesan
Serves 6 to 8
Filling
1/3 c firmly packed brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp ground nutmeg
¼ tsp ground ginger
¼ tsp ground cloves
1 tsp vanilla
1 c canned pumpkin
2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
3-4 tart baking apples, cored and thinly sliced
¼ c dried sweetened cranberries
Crust
¾ c white flour
½ c whole wheat flour
1 ½ tsp sugar
½ tsp salt
½ tsp cinnamon
½ c unsalted butter, cut into chunks and chilled
1/3 to ½ c ice water
1 egg, beaten
Serves 6
Ingredients
1 ¾ c canned or fresh cooked pumpkin puree
¾ c sugar
½ tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground ginger
2 eggs
1 c cream
½ c milk
Unbaked, unpricked, chilled 9-inch pie shell
Serves 10 to 15
Ingredients
15 lb turkey, thawed if necessary, and at room temperature, wing tips removed, reserving giblets and neck for gravy, liver for stuffing
1 c water, turkey stock, or chicken stock
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
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