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                 CORNBREAD-SAUSAGE STUFFING WITH APPLES

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Serving Size  : 12   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Poultry

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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 12       tb           Butter
  2 1/2   c            Onion -- yellow
  3                    Apples -- cored
  1       lb           Sausage -- bulk breakfast
  3       c            Cornbread -- homemade
  3       c            Bread, whole-wheat
  3       c            Bread, French
  2       ts           Thyme, dried
  1       t            Sage, dried
                       -salt and pepper
    1/2   c            Parsley,Italian -- chopped
  1 1/2   c            Pecan halves

 Prepare ingredients: Core apples and cut into chunks.
 Do not peel. Jonathan and Winesap are good choices.
 Breads should be coarsely crumbled. 1. Melt half the
 butter in a skillet. Add chopped yellow onions and
 cook over medium heat, partially covered, until tender
 and lightly colored, about 25 minutes. Transfer onions
 and butter to a large mixing bowl. 2. Melt remaining
 butter in same skillet. Add apple chunks and cook over
 high heat until lightly colored but not mushy.
 Transfer apples and butter to the mixing bowl.
 3. Crumble the sausage into the skillet and cook over
 medium heat, stirring, until lightly browned. With a
 slotted spoon, transfer sausage to the mixing bowl and
 reserve the rendered fat. 4. Add remaining ingredients
 to the ingredients in the mixing bowl and combine
 gently. Cool completely before stuffing the bird;
 refrigerate if not used promptly.
 5. if you do not wish to actually stuff the bird
 (goose or duck, for example, can make the stuffing
 greasy), spoon it into a casserole. Cover casserole
 and set into a large pan. Pour got water around the
 casserole to come halfway up the sides. Bake for 30 to
 45 minutes at 325 F., basting occasionally with the
 cooking juices from the bird or with the reserved
 sausage fat if necessary.
  Enough stuffing for a 20-pound turkey, to make 12 to
 14 portions.



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