Bacon Turkey Logs

From Sunset Quick Meals with Fresh Foods (ISBN 0-376-02552-2)

Ingredients

• • 1 egg

  • 0.25 cup fine dry bread crumbs

  • 0.25 teaspoon salt

  • 0.25 teaspoon white pepper

  • 1 pound ground turkey

  • 0.25 cup minced parsley

  • 0.25 cupchopped green parsley, including tops

  • 8 strips bacon

  • Cranberry sauce (below)

Beat egg in a bowl; stir in bread crumbs, salt, and pepper and let stand for 1 minute. Add turkey, parsley, and onions; mix lightly until well combined. Divide mixture into 8 equal portions and shape each into a 3.5 inch long log. Wrap in a strip of bacon spiral-fashion around each log (optional: secure ends of each strip with a wooden toothpick).

Place logs on a broiling pan. Bake, uncovered, in a 450 degree oven for 20 minutes or until turkey meat is no longer pink when slashed. Meanwhile prepare cranberry sauce; place in a serving bowl to pass at the table. Makes 4 servings.

Cranberry Sauce

• • 1 can (8 oz.) whole berry cranberry sauce

  • 3 tablespoons sugar

  • 3 tablespoons water

  • 0.5 cup golden raisins

  • 0.25 teaspoon ground cinnamon

  • 0.25 teaspoon grated lemon peel

  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

  • 0.125 teaspoon ground cloves

In a 1 quart pan, stir together ingredients. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes or until heated through.