How to Make a Baked Stuffing

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Make a Baked Stuffing Make a Baked Stuffing

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It's actually safer to bake a stuffing outside of poultry, in a separate pan. You can also make it ahead of time, which is a nice perk. Serves six.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

  • Groceries
  • Chef's Knives
  • Aluminum Foil
  • Mixing bowls
  • 9-by-13 Inch Baking Dishes
  • Skillets
  • 9 c. day-old bread cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 large peeled and chopped red onion
  • 2 large ribs chopped celery
  • pepper to taste
  • 1/2 c. chopped pecans
  • 4 tbsp. unsalted butter
  • 1/4 tsp. celery seed
  • 3 c. chicken stock

Step1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Step2
Put bread cubes in a large mixing bowl.
Step3
Melt butter in a 10-inch frying pan over medium heat. Add celery and onion and cook until soft, about four minutes.
Step4
Add celery and onion mixture to bread cubes.
Step5
Add celery seed, eggs, chicken stock, salt, pepper and pecans to bread cubes.
Step6
Toss well with your hands and place in a buttered 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
Step7
Cover with aluminum foil and bake 20 minutes.
Step8
Raise oven temperature to 400 degrees F, remove foil and bake another 20 minutes or until the top of the stuffing is browned and crisp.
Step9
Serve.

Tips & Warnings

  • When making this stuffing to accompany a turkey, put it in the oven when the turkey has about 20 minutes of roasting time left. When you remove the turkey from the oven, increase the heat and uncover the dressing to finish the baking process.

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cmiller said

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on 11/19/2007 CAN YOU SUB. OUT THE DAY OLD BREAD AND USE BAG STUFFING?

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