Cornbread stuffing w/apples and golden raisins
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | larges | Eggs, whites only | 
| 1⅓ | cup | Skim milk | 
| ½ | cup | Applesauce | 
| 2 | cups | Cornmeal* | 
| 2 | eaches | Ribs, celery, chopped | 
| 1 | large | Onion, chopped | 
| 2 | tablespoons | Chopped fresh parsley | 
| 1 | teaspoon | Dried thyme | 
| Salt and Pepper to taste | ||
| 1 | tablespoon | Sugar | 
| 1 | tablespoon | Baking powder | 
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt | 
| 1 | cup | Golden raisins | 
| ¼ | cup | Dry sherry (optional) | 
| 2 | cups | Defatted broth or low sodium chicken broth | 
Directions
CORNBREAD
STUFFING
For the Cornbread:
Preheat oven to 400 to 400 degrees.  Coat an 8-inch-spaure cake pan with cooking stray.  In a medium bowl, combine egg whites, skim milk, and ap-plesauce.  Mix well.  Combine the remainder of the dry ingredientgs and add to the  skim milk and egg white mixture.  Stir until bloended and poour into a prepared pan;  bake for 15 minutes or until bread in done. Remove from oven and cool. 
For the Stuffing:
Spray a nonstick skillet with cooking spray and saute celery and onion until tender.  Add spices; remove and put into a large bowl.  Add raisins, apples, and the cornbread, crumbled.  Toss with the broth and sherry and bake covered in a casserole dish previously coated wth cooking spray, about 12-15 mninutes.  If the stuffing appears to dry, add more broth. Toward the end of cooking, remove cover to brown. 
*Substitute one cup  of  four  for  one  cup  of  cornmeal, if you prefer. Converted by MMCONV vers. 1⅖ ---