Maggie Mahoney'S Turnips - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 lbs turnips, peeled and cubed
2 large onions, diced
1/4 lb butter
1/2 lb bacon, chopped
1/4 cup cream
1/2 cup maple syrup
salt
fresh ground pepper
1 garlic clove, crushed
1/2 tablespoon sugar
1 slice bacon, for the top

Preparation

Heat oven to 300 degrees.
Place turnips in stock pot, cover with water and bring to a boil.
Saute onions in 2 Tablespoons butter till translucent.
In another pan saute bacon till crisp.
Using a ricer, rice turnips into another pot.
Add onions, bacon, rest of butter, cream, maple syrup, garlic, salt and pepper.
Stir to combine.
Put in a casserole dish with four strips of uncooked bacon across the top.
Bake for 1 hour.