Southern Cornbread Dressing
donated by Anne in Mississippi
INGREDIENTS:
2 c Cold water
6 c Coarsley crumbed cornbread
6 slices crumbled white bread
1/4 c chicken broth
1/2 ts Salt (opt)
1/2 ts Ground Pepper
1/2 c Turkey drippings, butter or margarine
2 c Celery -- chopped
1 Onion -- chopped fine
4 large eggs beaten
DIRECTIONS:
Put the Coarsley crumbled cornbread in a large mixing bowl
Lightly sauté in a small amount of the turkey drippings or butter or margerine.
Add enough boiling hot broth to make the batter thick and fairly smooth. Just before baking, beaten eggs are added to the batter, which should be baked uncovered in an oven preheated to 375F.
notes: Most Southerners bake this dressing in a separate pan so it will have a nicely browned, slightly crisp crust on top. We tend to wince at the pale wetness of actual stuffing, regardless of its ingredients! |
