My grandmother's turkey dressing recipe is an old-fashioned classic. It can be cooked as directed in a baking dish or used as stuffing and cooked inside your turkey. It makes enough to stuff a very large bird.
Ingredients
- slices white bread, lightly: 30 piece (toasted)
- butter: 2 Tbsp
- onion: 1 piece (chopped)
- stalks celery: 2 piece (chopped)
- chicken broth: 2 cups
- eggs, lightly: 2 piece (beaten)
- water: 2 Tbsp (or as needed, optional)
- rubbed sage: 2 tsp
- garlic powder: 1 tsp
- salt and ground black pepper: (to taste)
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Stages of cooking
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Spread toasted bread slices on baking sheets and let sit out at room temperature until hard, about 24 hours. Allrecipes/Oana Ennis
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Once bread slices are ready, gather all ingredients. Allrecipes/Oana Ennis
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Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
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Crush bread slices into crumbs with a rolling pin. Transfer crumbs to a large bowl. Allrecipes/Oana Ennis
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Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in onion and celery; cook and stir until soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat and drain. Allrecipes/Oana Ennis
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Add chicken broth and eggs to bread crumbs; mix until combined and moist, but not mushy. Add water, if necessary, to attain desired consistency. Mix in cooked onion and celery, sage, garlic powder; season with salt and pepper. Allrecipes/Oana Ennis
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Press dressing mixture into the prepared baking dish. Allrecipes/Oana Ennis
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Bake in the preheated oven until the top is brown and crisp, about 1 hour. Allrecipes/Oana Ennis
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Serve hot and enjoy! Allrecipes/Oana Ennis
