Cranberry and corn bread stuffing
10 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | tablespoons | Butter | 
| 1 | Carrot -- minced | |
| 1 | Stalk celery -- minced | |
| 1 | medium | Onion -- minced | 
| ¼ | cup | Minced parsley | 
| 3 | tablespoons | Dried whole sage leaves | 
| 2 | teaspoons | Salt | 
| 1 | teaspoon | Fresh ground pepper | 
| 1 | cup | Cranberries | 
| 1 | cup | Toasted walnuts | 
| 3 | cups | Hot turkey broth or chicken | 
| Stock | ||
| Quick Corn Bread----- | ||
| 4 | tablespoons | Butter | 
| 1 | cup | Milk | 
| 2 | Eggs | |
| 1 | cup | Flour | 
| 1½ | teaspoon | Baking powder | 
| 2 | teaspoons | Salt | 
| 1½ | teaspoon | Sugar | 
| 1 | cup | Cornmeal | 
Directions
e1. Prepare corn bread; let cool. In a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter; add carrot, celery, and onion and saute until softened and cooked thoroughly (10 minutes).
2. Cut corn bread in 1-inch cubes. In a large bowl toss corn bread cubes with cooked carrot, celery, onion, parsley, sage, salt, and pepper. Add cranberries and walnuts. Mix in turkey broth. 
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (or turn heat down to 350 degrees F while turkey rests). Place stuffing in a 3-quart casserole and cover loosely with aluminum foil. Bake until hot (about 30 minutes). 
Makes 10 cups stuffing, 12 to 16 servings. 
Quick Corn Bread: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan. In a small bowl combine the 4 tablespoons butter, milk, and eggs. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar; stir in cornmeal and make a well in center. Gradually stir milk mixture into dry ingredients until just combined and slightly lumpy. Do not overmix or corn bread will be tough. Place mixture in prepare pan; bake until top is golden brown (about 35 minutes). 
Serves 8.
Recipe By     : the California Culinary Academy File