Old Fashioned Bread Stuffing

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I think stuffing is about one of the best things going in a turkey dinner. I never saw Mom or Grandma using a recipe for stuffing – but this is the one I roughly follow. Homemade bread is good for stuffing, also using part whole wheat. Sometimes I buy the “stuffing bread” that they make at the supermarket bakeshop around holiday times – a fellow shopper tipped me off to it years ago. It has seasoning baked into it, and I still add some more, but not as much as with plain bread.

Old Fashioned Bread Stuffing

Joan Donogh
Traditional bread stuffing for turkey.
Prep Time 30 mins
Total Time 30 mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 8 -10 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 8 - 10 cups stale bread cubes
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1/2 cup chopped celery with leaves
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 teaspoons poultry seasoning or any mixture of sage, savory, thyme, marjoram, etc.
  • Hot broth or water

Instructions
 

  • For a soft moist dressing, use fresh or slightly stale bread. For a lighter fluffier dressing, use quite stale or dried bread.
  • Melt butter in a frying pan. Add onion and celery, and cook until softened but not browned.
  • Combine butter mixture with breadcrumbs and seasonings.
  • If desired add some broth or water for a moister dressing.
  • Stuff the turkey, and roast.
  • Makes enough for an 8 to 10 pound turkey.

Photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com photographer bhofack22

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