Grandma's Holiday Stuffing

Submitted by senseicheryl

"This recipe was featured in an email today from Gooseberry Patch. It is from their Christmas in the Country Cookbook."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 50mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 8-10 servings of stuffing
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 1 large day-old white bread, torn
• 4 -6 corn muffins, day-old ones broken up
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1 onion, diced
• 3 stalks celery, diced
• 1⁄2 cup mushroom, sliced (optional)
• 2 tart apples, cored and diced
• 1⁄2 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
• 1⁄2 cup raisins
• 1⁄2 - 3⁄4 cup water
• 1⁄2 - 1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
• 1 dash dried parsley, to taste
• 1 dash salt and pepper, to taste

directions

1. Place torn bread in a large baking dish; mix in muffins, if using. Bake at 250 degrees for about 30 minutes, until dried out. Set aside.
2. Melt butter over low heat in a large skillet; sauté onion, celery and mushrooms, if using, until tender. Add apples, walnuts and raisins; stir to coat with butter. Mix in water and seasonings; pour over bread and toss to moisten. Add a little more water if bread is very dry.
3. Use to stuff a 12 to 15-pound turkey before roasting; do not overstuff. Or spread stuffing in a lightly greased 9"x5" baking pan and bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes.