Deep Fried Easter Turkey

A day in the life of a typical celebration dinner at my house. 

Menu:

deep fried turkey

baked Russet potatoes (in the crock pot)

corn

home made cranberry sauce with orange

crescent rolls from the little tube

cranberry stuffing from a package

turkey gravy

home made Hummingbird cake with cream cheese frosting

This is the huge pot that we cook the turkey in.  Must be done outside well away from the house.  The metal tube looped at the top of the pot is the custom thermometre.  Temperature of the oil is critical.

Look carefully in the top of the pot and you can see that the oil is bubbling vigorously.  We had a 15 pound turkey and it cooked perfectly in 45 minutes.

Views of the turkey from both directions.  It is so incredibly crispy and wonderful.  I didn't have to touch up these photos in any way.

That's my plate of dinner waiting for me to dig in.  If you have never done your potatoes in a crock pot you really must.  They are almost creamy. But make sure that you get Russet Potatoes.

My children helped me make this delightful cake.  I found the recipe at the Robin Hood Flour site.  Hummingbird Cake.  I measured all the ingredients and left them on the counter.  My kids then took over and did all the mixing and successfully got the cake in the oven. They didn't fling batter around the kitchen either.

We did substitute walnuts for the pecans as I couldn't find them in the store.  I had to leave it in the oven a few minutes longer. The cake is moist and light. Very yummy.

Thanks for sharing dinner with me and my family.

Visit Rachelle at Bibliobabe.com for her comments and recipe for Hummingbird Cake.