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Favorite recipe for cornbread stuffing/dressing?

violann — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 11:50:24 GMT

One of my little Pilgrims is a cornbread fan, and I usually make a pretty simple sage/onion dressing for the turkey.

Anything special I should be doing with a dressing based mostly on cornbread?

Re: Favorite recipe for cornbread stuffing/dressing?

Hoovermom — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 12:16:46 GMT

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@dimin: I know what you mean about cornbread dressing. For years I would try to get my mom to give me her recipe, but being the great cook she was there was none, just a pinch of this, LOL, you get the point. Anyway, I finally found this recipe from Cracker Barrel that was very good.

Ingredients:

2/3 C. onion, chopped
2 C. celery, chopped
2 quarts cornbread, grated
1 quarts biscuits, grated
1/4 C. parsley flakes
2 tsp. poultry seasoning
2 tsp. ground sage
1 tsp. ground black pepper
4 oz. margarine
1 quart canned chicken broth
14 oz. canned chicken broth

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Mix onion, celery, grated cornbread, and biscuits, parsley, poultry seasoning, sage, and pepper in a bowl.

Add melted margarine. Stir until blended.

Add chicken broth to dry ingredients and mix well.

Divide mixture evenly into two 8 x 8 inch pans sprayed with non-stick spray.

Bake uncovered for 1 hour until lightly brown on the top.

Re: Favorite recipe for cornbread stuffing/dressing?

Imaoldhippie — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 12:35:45 GMT

If your pilgrims have not had cornbread stuffing before I suggest you make a small amount and make your regular dressing too.

I like cornbread and I like stuffing, but I do not like cornbread stuffing.

Just a little hint. Have a great Thanksgiving with your family.

Re: Favorite recipe for cornbread stuffing/dressing?

sarahpanda — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 13:57:45 GMT

Following this thread ! I was hoping someone would talk about dressing/stuffing because I have one relative that requests it - and that is all he wants ! Please friends - share your favorite recipes and I will be forever '''THANKFUL''' !!

Re: Favorite recipe for cornbread stuffing/dressing?

beckyb1012 — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 14:20:17 GMT

Mine is my Grandmother's Cornbread dressing and she had no recipe. We all at one time or another had to sit down with her on a holiday to watch and take notes. I did back in the late 80's. Took me a few tries and tweaking but boy the raves when my family exclaimed I finally had it right. The best thing I can advise is to not be stingy with your chicken broth. My first attempt was so dry the dressing actually came out of the oven with a crack down the middle. We never put sage in our dressing. Not a fan.

Re: Favorite recipe for cornbread stuffing/dressing?

aggravated — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 15:31:49 GMT

Peppridge Farm makes a starter for cornbread dressing. Recipe and add-on lists for ingrediets is on the back of the package. I use their herb recipe starter every year and have for years. You might try that! No cornbread baking involved. I use broth instead of water too!

Re: Favorite recipe for cornbread stuffing/dressing?

RedTop — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 16:01:43 GMT

This recipe varies so much depending on our locations across the US.

I am in WV, and dressing in my family is more along the lines of @Hoovermom’s posted recipe. Using just cornbread results in a “grainy” textured dressing, which is usually poured into a pan to bake. I use leftover biscuits and hamburger and hotdog buns in combination with cornbread to make a more substantial dressing that is easier to pat out into patties and bake.

Re: Favorite recipe for cornbread stuffing/dressing?

deepwaterdotter — Thu, 22 Nov 2018 17:18:10 GMT

I like to make my own cornbread, cut it into 1-inch cubes, and let stale overnight before preparing dressing:

Cornbread:

2 2/3 cups milk

1/2 cup vegetable oil

4 eggs

2 cups cornmeal

2 cups flour

4 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

Dressing:

1 1/2 lbs bulk pork sausage

2 chopped onions

3 chopped celery ribs

6 tbsp butter

4 tsp minced garlic

1 tsp dried sage

1 tsp dried thyme

3 1/2 cups chicken broth

1 cup half and half

4 eggs

1/4 tsp salt

Whisk milk, oil, and eggs in bowl. Mix cornmeal, flour, baking powder, and salt in large bowl. Whisk in milk mixture until smooth. Bake in greased and floured 13x9" baking pan at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. Cool in pan for 2 hours before cubing. Sit uncovered overnight to stale.

Cook sausage in large skillet over medium-high heat for 5 minutes. Drain sausage on paper towel and pour off all but 2 tbsp fat. Cook onions, celery, and 2 tbsp butter in fat for 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, sage, and thyme for 30 seconds. Stir in broth, take off heat, and cool for 5 minutes.

Whisk half and half, eggs, and salt in big bowl. Slowly whisk in broth mixture. Fold in cornbread and sausage and let sit for 20 minutes, tossing occasionally to soak.

Pour into greased 13x9-inch baking pan. Melt 4 tbsp butter and drizzle over top of dressing. Bake for 35 minutes at 375 degrees. Let cool 15 minutes before serving.

Re: Favorite recipe for cornbread stuffing/dressing?

Alsace Gal — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 16:42:48 GMT

Mine is similar to your's, however, at 68 I don't have a recipe, I watched my late mom make it and add my fave ingredients to it.

I use the starter, usually p.ridge farm, make my own cornbread and add (lots), it adds a different texture than just dried croutons. You may also add dried bread.

Jimmy Dean sausage, they have one with sage, lots of sauteed celery, onions.

LOYTS of turkey broth or vegetable broth or chicken broth.

A must have is cream of mushroom and cream of chicken soup.

Be careful with the seasoning which come with the starters, it has lots of salt.

If you use J. Dean sausage without sage, you can add the sage to it.

Salt and pepepr.

Mom always added butter when mixing it all together.

Don't forget to precook the sausage and drain the fat from it.

The trick to cornbread dressing is to not be afraid to add what you want and one must taste it as you make it.

For the past 15 years, I've added cranberries to mine. I put a bag of ocean spray in a pan with a bit of water, and cook until they start to burst. Drain it and fold into the dressing as my last ingredient.

My mom was from the south and it's the way her mom made it and I do, as does my sister. It's a request from everyone in the family for T Day and Christmas.

By the way, I make mine weeks in advance, freeze it in an 8 inch foil pan in a ziplock bag. Defrost over night and cook in the oven at 350, until it bubbles in the center. It will become a bit more firmer as it sits.

Corn bread dressing gets better as you make it through the years...and through trial and error.

I forgot, mom aways added Italian sausage (mild) to hers and cooked it with the J.Dean sausage.

Re: Favorite recipe for cornbread stuffing/dressing?

sarahpanda — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 10:44:32 GMT

PLEASE TELL ME WHAT A ''GRATED BISCUIT' IS !!!!!

Re: Favorite recipe for cornbread stuffing/dressing?

aroc3435 — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 11:59:49 GMT

@sarahpanda Sometimes these old handed-down recipes and their choice of description are intriguing. My interpretation would be to take the biscuits and grate using a box grater--you know the one that is four sided and has a handle on top.

I think I would use the side with the largest holes--that would probably give you the right texture.

Alternatively, you could pulse, on and off, on a low speed, in a blender and see what consistency you get. I don't thing you want crumbs for this recipe, but instead, chunks.

I have a reproduction of Martha Washington's recipes in book form tucked away somewhere. It says things like "a tea cup full of . . ."

I used to have a very old cookbook of English recipes that I've lost. It said things such as use one "knob of butter" and I had no idea if they meant size of a doorknob or what. I was given this book by a dear friend from England and she helped me interpret its language. This was in the mid 70's--long before the days you could "google" anything for clues.

Hope this helps you with the "grated" biscuits.

Re: Favorite recipe for cornbread stuffing/dressing?

Bluffbaker — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 13:27:02 GMT

This is the best dressing I've ever eaten!!!! If you bake the cornbread and biscuits a day or two ahead of time, it's a cinch to put together.

Cornbread Dressing

8 to 12 Servings

1 (6.5 oz.) pkg. yellow cornbread mix

1 (6 oz.) pkg. Mexican cornbread mix

15 biscuits (canned, frozen or homemade)

1 stick butter

3 onions, finely chopped

6 celery stalks, finely chopped

6 eggs, beaten

2 tsp. salt

pepper to taste

2 tsp. poultry seasoning

4 tsp. sage

1 (32 oz.) box chicken broth

1 (14 oz.) can chicken broth

milk

Cook cornbread and biscuits; cool. Chop into very fine crumbs using a food processor. Mix to evenly distribute. Chop onions and celery in a food processor. Melt butter and cook onions and celery for about 15 minutes until wilted.

Add eggs to the bread crumbs. Stir in salt, pepper, poultry seasoning and sage. Stir well; mixture will be very thick. Stir in cooked vegetables. Add chicken broth, adding additional broth, if necessary. Add milk so the mixture is the consistency of thick cake batter.

Pour mixture into a greased 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan and a greased 9-inch square pan. Cover each pan with foil and bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake for 15 minutes to brown the top.

Re: Favorite recipe for cornbread stuffing/dressing?

alliswell — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 17:35:42 GMT

@Alsace Gal wrote:
Mine is similar to your's, however, at 68 I don't have a recipe, I watched my late mom make it and add my fave ingredients to it.

I use the starter, usually p.ridge farm, make my own cornbread and add (lots), it adds a different texture than just dried croutons. You may also add dried bread.

Jimmy Dean sausage, they have one with sage, lots of sauteed celery, onions.
LOYTS of turkey broth or vegetable broth or chicken broth.

A must have is cream of mushroom and cream of chicken soup.
Be careful with the seasoning which come with the starters, it has lots of salt.
If you use J. Dean sausage without sage, you can add the sage to it.
Salt and pepepr.
Mom always added butter when mixing it all together.
Don't forget to precook the sausage and drain the fat from it.
The trick to cornbread dressing is to not be afraid to add what you want and one must taste it as you make it.
For the past 15 years, I've added cranberries to mine. I put a bag of ocean spray in a pan with a bit of water, and cook until they start to burst. Drain it and fold into the dressing as my last ingredient.
My mom was from the south and it's the way her mom made it and I do, as does my sister. It's a request from everyone in the family for T Day and Christmas.

By the way, I make mine weeks in advance, freeze it in an 8 inch foil pan in a ziplock bag. Defrost over night and cook in the oven at 350, until it bubbles in the center. It will become a bit more firmer as it sits.
Corn bread dressing gets better as you make it through the years...and through trial and error.

I forgot, mom aways added Italian sausage (mild) to hers and cooked it with the J.Dean sausage.

@Alsace Gal Yum! Thank you

Re: Favorite recipe for cornbread stuffing/dressing?

Renata22 — Thu, 22 Nov 2018 17:04:59 GMT

Mine is very simple. I crumble the cornbread and add some sauteed onions and celery. I season with salt and pepper only, don't like sage. Put in baking pan and add some stock, just until it feels right. Add one beaten egg and bake til top is brown. Simple and delicious like Mom made.

Re: Favorite recipe for cornbread stuffing/dressing?

Flashgordon22 — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 01:33:10 GMT

I only make cornbread for my family. I make my own cornbread 2 days in advance to let it get really dry and I only use buttermilk Alwyas saute your onion and celery in butter to soften them. I mix my cornbread with Martins Potato bread stuffing cubes. I like to use Jimmy Dean pork sausage which I put in my food processor to chop fine. Sometimes for a different taste I use the turkey meat from my homemade broth and shop that up and add to my stuffing. Very good!! Always add a couple cans of cream of chicken soup and use plenty of poultry seasoning and sage. Whip some eggs and add last. Your dressing should be very loose but don't worry. Bake it at 350 without any foil on top for at least an hour and half. It will be just right.

Re: Favorite recipe for cornbread stuffing/dressing?

D Kay — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 01:45:58 GMT

Yes, I was wondering too how you grate cornbread and biscuits?

Re: Favorite recipe for cornbread stuffing/dressing?

aroc3435 — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 12:18:33 GMT

@D Kay By hand using the old style four sided box grater using the side with the largest holes.