Mom's Vegetarian Stuffing

Mom makes great stuffing - if you can get some! It's usually gone before it goes around the table, so I think she should double the recipe... I always get some, because she sets some aside for me (the only vegetarian) before she stuffs the bird. Feel free to add more or less of things, that's how Mom cooks, so this is an estimation based on memory.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 4  cups  bread, cubed, dried (stale)
• 1  cup vegetable broth
• 1  egg, beaten with a fork (optional)
• 1⁄4 cup  grapeseed oil or 1⁄4 cup olive oil
• 1  medium onion, chopped
• 1  stalk celery, large, chopped, including leaves (Mom says they're the best part!)
• 3  leaves lovage, chopped (optional, could substitute parsley or celery leaves)
• 1⁄4 cup  red pepper, chopped finely
• 1⁄4 teaspoon summer savory
• 1⁄2 cup apple, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup raisins
• 1⁄4 cup cranberries, fresh (optional)

Directions

1. Saute the above vegetables in oil and toss with bread, broth, raisins, apples, cranberries, and remaining ingredients. Put in an oven friendly container and cover. Place in oven alongside anything that is cooking at the time (like the turkey - or tofurkey).
2. Take out of the oven after 60 minutes. Leave covered until ready to serve.