Old Fashioned Poultry Stuffing
- 12 cups small bread cubes (1 whole loaf, from bakery finely sliced will reduce cutting time if you bake your own cubes)
- 1 cup finely chopped leek (1 large leek)
- 1 cup finely chopped celery
- 12 cup dried cranberries (optional)
- 12 cup butter
- 1 12 teaspoons poultry seasoning
- 12 teaspoon sage
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 12 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup turkey broth or 1 cup low sodium chicken broth, to moisten
- Note: The turkey broth is approximate, you may use less or more.
- Test the texture as you add broth for the exact amount.
- When you squeeze a handful of stuffing it should hold together without being to soggy.
- Saute leeks and celery with butter.
- Then mix in dried cranberries and poultry seasoning.
- Add this mixture to the bread cubes while turkey cooks and mix thru to soften cubes.
- Mix in turkey broth to moisten to the consistency you like.
- Butter a baking dish well and bake in the oven at 325 for 30 minutes.
- Stir once through the baking process to ensure the bottom does not burn.
- Keep covered with foil to prevent top from browning except for the last 10 minutes of baking.
- The key to this stuffing is to finely chop everything and use small bread cubes.
- You may stuff this into a 12-15 lb turkey.
bread, celery, cranberries, butter, poultry seasoning, sage, salt, pepper, turkey broth
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/old-fashioned-poultry-stuffing-164647 (may not work)