Grandma's Holiday Stuffing

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

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

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.