Made a pretty dope spread with some leftover Thanksgiving ingredients. Going for a Thanksgiving amuse bouche vibe.

🍠 sweet potato croquettes 🥖 challah toasts with butter and radish 🥓 cranberry bacon jam 🥧 pie scrap bites with bacon jam 🧄 sourdough discard crackers 🧈 compound butters with 1) herbs and 2) Calabrian chili/garlic/lemon zest

For the croquettes:

• Combine mashed sweet potato, sauteed shallot and garlic, butter, and smoked paprika
• Roll into small balls, freeze for at least 20 minutes
• Coat balls in egg and then breadcrumbs
• Fry in 350 degree oil until golden brown. Finish with salt

For the cranberry bacon jam:

• Fry a few strips of bacon, set aside
• Sautee onion and garlic in the bacon fat
• Mix in cranberry sauce (could also use any fruit jam here)
• Add in crumbled bacon pieces
• Potential add ins: balsalmic vinegar, thyme