cornbread turkey dressing
I made this dressing recipe my first Thanksgiving meal I cooked myself, well, Mal's dad helped, a lot. I was so green at cooking, and so pregnant. My Mom always made a more traditional herb stuffing with lots of sage and regular bread crumbs. I, of course, had to be different. For a few years I used the boxed cornbread stuffing bits. Then I had one of those hit the head moments when I realized I had the best corn bread ever, why not use that instead? So I've included my corn bread recipe here as well and hope you will go that route as well.
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yield
8 serving(s)
prep time
30 Min
cook time
30 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For cornbread turkey dressing
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1/2 lbbacon
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1 cchopped celery
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1 mdonion, chopped
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1/2 cwater
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3 ccoarse corn bread crumbs (use box or recipe to follow)
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1 1/2 cbread crumbs (or you can use panko)
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1 tspground sage
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1 cchicken broth (or more if you like it moist)
- CORN BREAD INGREDIENTS
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1 ccorn meal
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1/2 cflour
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1/8 csugar
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3 tspbaking power
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1/2 tspsalt
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1 cmilk
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1 Tbsp(heaping) shortening
How To Make cornbread turkey dressing
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1Cook bacon in large skillet till crisp; remove to paper towels to drain, leaving drippings in pan. Crumble bacon; set aside. To skillet, add celery, onion, and water. Cover; cook till barely tender, about 7 minutes.
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2Combine bacon, vegetable mixture, corn bread crumbs, bread crumbs and sage. Toss well. Add 1 cup chicken broth, toss well. If it's too dry for you add a bit more broth.
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3Bake, covered, in a 1 1/2 quart casserole at 350 for 30 minutes.
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4CORN BREAD: PREPARE THE DAY AHEAD ALLOW TO SIT OUT OVER NIGHT. In a mixing bowl combine dry ingredients. Add egg and milk, mix well. In a 8 or 9 inch cast iron skillet melt a heaping tablespoon of Crisco. Coat pan with shortening and pour into batter. Stir well, and pour batter in skillet. Bake in a 400 oven for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!
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