Southern Cornbread Dressing
- 3/4 cup self rising flour
- 3/4 cup self rising corn meal (white)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 cups buttermilk
- one batch chicken
- 2 sticks softened butter
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 cup chopped bell pepper
- 3 stalks celery - 2 stalks whole, chop 1 stalk
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- 4 rounds raw eggs
- 4 batch baked buttermilk biscuits
- 1 tablespoon sage (or a little more to taste)
- 1 teaspoon cajun seasoning
- Combine the corn meal, flour, baking powder with 1/2 stick of butter and buttermilk (and the amount of buttermilk is approximate, you may add or reduce to get the perfect texture). Bake in a greased cast iron skillet at 350 until top is golden brown. Let cool, then crumble.
- Boil the chicken with 2 stalks of celery. Let cool, then debone chicken. Reserve the broth.
- Mix cornbread, crumbled biscuits, raw eggs, chopped vegetables, 1 1/2 sticks of butter, sage, cajun seasoning, cream soups, and add some the chicken broth. The goal is to make it wet and creamy, but not soupy.
- Bake at 350 for approximatley 45 minutes, until the top is slightly golden brown. Do not dry out.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/southern-cornbread-dressing-5a8ef3b1d78311731f385354 (may not work)