Skillet Turnip Dip with Bread Ring

Name: Skillet Turnip Dip with Bread Ring
Cook time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 package Rhodes frozen dinner rolls; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 tablespoons melted butter; 1-2 tablespoons sea salt; 5 bacon slices (chopped); 1/2 medium sized sweet onion (chopped); 2 garlic cloves (minced); 1/4 cup dry (white wine); 1 16 ounce package frozen chopped turnip greens, thawed; 12 ounces cream cheese (cut into pieces); 1 8 ounce container sour cream; 1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

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Hello friends! I’m sharing this delicious warm turnip dip with a bread ring that I cook in a skillet. If you make it, people will be so surprised to find out that there are turnip greens in the dip. I know I was the first time I ate this. My friend Angie has made and served this dip at our annual golf benefit party for several years so I finally asked her for the recipe. Someone had passed it along to her but I have since found out that it’s an old Southern Living recipe. Except Angie and Southern Living did NOT cook it in a skillet nor did they put a bread ring around it!

The creamy dip tastes similar to a spinach and artichoke dip but better, in my opinion. So if you like that dip, then you are going to LOVE this! It’s perfect party food because it looks so pretty with the ring of bread, but the combo of the tasty dip on the warm bread is a match made in heaven!

I’m sharing this recipe as part of a Favorite Party Recipes Blog Hop hosted by the lovely Kathy of Petticoat Junktion.

You will find 9 more appetizer recipes today, and tomorrow there will be 10 awesome dessert recipes. So if you have an upcoming party or gathering, we’ve got you covered!

Now, back to this recipe! To make the bread ring, you will need a package of Rhodes frozen dinner rolls. I can only find these at my local Walmart, and be sure to get the ones in the orange package. You won’t use all the frozen rolls for this recipe. I take out what I need and then put a rubber band around the opening and stick the package back in the freezer.

Pour 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a cast iron skillet and use your fingers to coat the bottom of the skillet as well as the sides. I can fit 11 frozen balls of bread dough in my 9 inch skillet. Leave about 1/4 inch of space between each ball of dough.

Place a tea towel over the top of the skillet and allow about 3 hours for the dough to thaw and rise.

This is what they look like after they have thawed and risen. So pretty and puffy!

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, melt 2 tablespoons butter, and brush the tops of the risen rolls with the butter.

In the meantime, mix up the turnip dip mixture according to the directions below and spoon it into the center of the ring of rolls. If you are not able to get all the mixture into the center of the ring of rolls, just put the extra in a small baking dish.

Now here is my secret ingredient! Sprinkle 1-2 tablespoons of sea salt on top of the buttered rolls. Don’t be tempted to omit this step because the salt makes such a difference in how the rolls taste. Doesn’t really matter what kind of sea salt you use but just make sure that it’s labeled “sea salt.”

As soon as you pull this out of the oven, everyone will congregate around it, I guarantee it! If you run out of rolls to serve with the dip, just use some crackers, flat bread, pita chips, or Fritos. It’s good with all of those!

You’ll find all the details on how to make this delicious dip below.

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