Old Fashioned German Stuffing Food

OLD FASHIONED STUFFING

Steps:

• Allow the toasted bread to sit approximately 24 hours, until hard.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Crush the bread into crumbs with a rolling pin. Place the crumbs in a large bowl.
• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the onion and celery and slowly cook until soft. Remove from heat and drain.
• Mix the eggs and chicken broth into the bread crumbs. The mixture should be moist, but not mushy. Use water, if necessary, to attain desired consistency. Mix in the onion, celery, rubbed sage, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
• Press the mixture into the baking dish. Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until the top is brown and crisp.

OLD-FASHIONED SAGE STUFFING

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat the butter until melted over medium-high heat; Add the onions, celery, and apple and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Put the bread and stuffing mix in a large bowl; Add the parsley, dried herbs, salt, and pepper and toss to combine.
• Pour the sauteed vegetables over the bread cubes and mix together; Add the egg and enough of the broth, stirring, until the ingredients are evenly moistened. Taste to adjust the seasonings.
• Coat the slow cooker with butter, olive oil, or nonstick cooking spray.
• Pack the stuffing lightly into the cooker which allows for expansion as it heats up.
• Dot with butter pieces and sprinkle with a few more tablespoons of chicken broth.
• Cover and cook on HIGH for 1 hour.
• Reduce the heat to LOW and cook until puffy and nicely brown around the edges, 4-5 hours.
• NOTE: The dressing can sit in the coooker, covered, on KEEP WARM for 2-3 hours before serving.
• Serve hot right out of the crock if you wish.
• FACTS: A 1-lb. loaf of bread will yield about 6 cups of cubed bread, 1 1/2-lb.=10 cups, 2-lb.=12 cups.
• White bread will give a lighter textured stuffing than whole wheat or whole grain.
• You will serve about 1/2 to 1 cup of stuffing per person.

MOM'S OLD GERMAN STUFFING RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• Brown the above three ingredients in ¼ cup butter Mix all above, salt & pepper to taste. You can add Raisin's (or not)..... We let sit over night in refrigerator, then before baking add 2 eggs and mix, pour in pan and bake 350 degrees for approx. 45 minutes (until mixture is done and crusty on top).

OLD FASHIONED GIBLET STUFFING

Steps:

• Chop giblets and cook in butter in a medium skillet over medium heat, 2 minutes. Stir in celery and onion and cook until tender, but not brown. Remove from heat and stir in salt, pepper and poultry seasoning.
• Place bread crumbs in a large bowl. Toss with giblet mixture and enough broth to lightly moisten the bread. Use stuffing to stuff an 18 pound turkey, or bake separately, in a 2 quart dish, covered, 40 to 45 minutes in a 375 degree F (190 degree C) oven.

OLD-FASHIONED HERB STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F degrees.
• Place bread cubes on baking sheet; bake 10 minutes or until dry.
• Melt margarine in large saucepan over medium heat.
• Add onion, celery and carrot; cover and cook 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• Add broth, thyme, sage, paprika and pepper; bring to a simmer.
• Stir in bread pieces; mix well.
• Remove pan from heat; set aside.
• Coat a 1 1/2 quart baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Spoon stuffing into dish.
• Cover and bake 25 to 30 minutes or until heated through.