Cajun Spicy Poultry Injection

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2 T. Worcestershire sauce

¼ cup apple cider

1 T. liquid crab/shrimp boil

¾ cup honey

1 T. ground allspice

1 T. salt

½ cup Creole seasoning

2 tsp. pepper

¼ tsp. cayenne pepper

1 beer

½ cup olive oil

4 T. Kosher salt

1 to 2 cups chicken stock

¼ cup minced garlic

Shots of Tabasco

Directions:  Mix all ingredients together.  Place in a blender or food processor and 

process to make as smooth as possible for injection. May need to lightly heat after 

processing to ensure honey blends in, but not always.  

Inject the bird liberally, trying not to break the skin.  Use as much of the spicy liquid 

as desired for your family’s spice tolerance and given the size of the bird.  When 

making in the oven, you can reserve some liquid for basting.  

Comment:  This is the template.  Feel free to substitute.  It can be difficult to find the 

crab/shrimp boil, and I’m not sure anyone ever notices. Garlic powder can be 

substituted for the minced garlic.  The key to the heat is the cayenne and black 

pepper and the Tabasco.

Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies

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1½ cups sugar

1 cup margarine

1 tsp. vanilla

2 eggs

4 cups flour

1 tsp. baking soda dissolved in 2 tsp. hot water

Directions:  Cream together margarine, sugar, vanilla, and eggs.  Add soda mixture 

and flour, slowly.  Roll dough into 1” balls.  Drop on greased cookie sheet.  Press 

with fork.  Sprinkle with sugar.  Bake at 250 degrees for 12-15 minutes.

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Banana Nut Bread

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2 cups flour

3 bananas, mashed

½ cup walnuts, chopped

½ tsp. baking powder

½ tsp. baking soda

½ tsp. salt

½ cup margarine

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

Directions:  Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.  Cream butter 

and sugar together gradually.  Add eggs, one at a time mixing each one thoroughly.  

Add bananas.  Stir in dry ingredients gradually.  When well mixed, add nuts.  Turn 

into well-greased loaf pan.  Bake at 350 degrees 45-60 minutes.  Let stand in pan a 

few minutes.  Remove to cool. 

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Sweet Potato Streusel

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12 large sweet potatoes

¾ cup unsalted butter, room temperature

¾ cup light brown sugar

¾ cup flour

¼ tsp. cinnamon

¼ tsp. salt

1 cup toasted pecan pieces

1 cup mini marshmallows.

Directions:  Pre heat the oven to 400 degrees.  Scrub sweet potatoes, prick with fork, 

place on baking sheet, and bake for about 45 minutes, or until a knife insertedin the 

center goes in easily.

In a large bowl, mix the butter, brown sugar, and flour together until crumbly.  Add 

the cinnamon, salt, pecans, and marshmallows; fold the streusel topping together to 

combine.

Slice the sweet potatoes lengthwise and push the ends towards the middle, so it 

opens up.  Stuff the sweet potatoes generously with the streusel topping and return to 

the oven.  Bake for another 20 minutes, or until the topping is bubbly and brown.

Comment:  This is a large batch…often cut in half.

As a casserole alternative, Remove the baked sweet potato from skins and place into 

a greased casserole dish.  Sprinkle streusel over the top.  Bake for 20 minutes or 

until the topping is bubbly and brown.