Introduction to Making Turkey Cornbread Dressing

Series Summary

Stuffing, or dressing, has a long history dating back to ancient Rome where chicken, hare and pig were frequently stuffed with vegetables, herbs, spices, nuts and cereal. Stuffing also frequently contained chopped liver, brains or other organ meat. Today, many people associate stuffing with the Thanksgiving dinner turkey. There is much debate about the difference between stuffing and dressing, however common belief is that while stuffing and dressing are the same thing, stuffing is cooked in a turkey or other animal, and dressing is cooked separately.

In this free video series, our expert chef will tackle a fantastic dressing that would be perfect for any holiday meal. Learn how to make turkey cornbread dressing with step by step instructions from our chef. You will learn how to prepare the cornbread, shred the turkey and mix in the cornbread and focaccia bread. You will also learn how to add seasonings and chicken stock. In the end you will have created a great Thanksgiving recipe the whole family will enjoy!

Video Transcript

"Hello everybody my name is Lauren Taylor. We're here at the Bakers Corner. Once again, I kind of live here we're here on behalf of Expert Village. Today we're making one of my most favorite things in the whole entire world eat if you have ever had it then you'll understand it. It's southern style turkey and dressing not stuffing cause we really don't do stuffing we do dressing. Trust me once you had it you'll get it's fantastic, it's a holiday dish but really I make it in January, April, June, August; I make it pretty much all year around. Whenever I'm just hungry for it and I'm really craving a good turkey dressing, I'll make a big pan of it I'll make a big batch of it. Then it's something you can eat on for days and you make a good batch of this stuff, stick in the refrigerator and even freeze half of it if you want to. It will freeze well in the freezer for a couple of days. You can just kind of munch on it. I done it so many times where I'll eat on it for a week, it's great stuff. It does have a quite a few ingredients in it but knowing more seasoning than anything else. It's not difficult to make. You just really throw everything in a big bowl together and stick it in the oven which if you have ever seen any of my things on the Bakers Corner before. Then you know that is how I like to do it, throw it in a pan and stick it in the oven to bake so let's get started southern style turkey and dressing. "