Dassie'S Thanksgiving Stuffing

• 1 stick butter
• 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary leaves, chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves, chopped
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 or 4 fresh sage leaves chopped fine
• 2 links Italian sausage, casings removed
• 1 green apple, peeled , diced
• 1 tablespoon grated ginger
• 4 carrots, shredded & drained
• 4 celery stalks, peeled,grated & drained
• 1 large onion, shredded and drained
• 2 sleeves or low salt ritz crackers, smashed to bits
• 2 cups cornbread, crumbled
• 1 cup dried cherries
• 1 cup toasted pinenuts
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup turkey/chicken stock (or more)

1. Add herbs & cinnamon to butter and melt slowly
2. Saute apples, ginger & sausage together until sausage is fully cooked
3. whisk eggs together
4. In a LARGE bowl, mix cornbread, ritz cracker crumbs, cherries and pine nuts together
5. Add carrots, celery, onions, & sausage apple mixture mix it all together well (best to use clean hands, don't bother with utensils)
6. Pour in butter and eggs and mix in well
7. add stock until the mixture has the texture of meatloaf ( if you like a drier stuffing, add less stock, a wetter one add more)
8. Pack well in to a 12" springform pan and bake @ 350 for 1 hour
9. let cool slightly before un springing the pan, cut into slices for serving
10. Absolutely amazing on a sandwich with fresh turkey, cranberry sauce, mayonnaise & arugula

butter, rosemary, thyme, cinnamon, sage, italian sausage, green apple, ginger, carrots, celery stalks, onion, sleeves, cornbread, cherries, pinenuts, eggs, turkeychicken stock

Taken from food52.com/recipes/4246-dassie-s-thanksgiving-stuffing (may not work)