fresh bread stuffing

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Ingredients

  • 2 - loaves of bread
  • 1 large onion
  • 1 pound bacon, diced and cooked
  • 4 - celery ribs, diced
  • 3 - eggs
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • - water
  • 1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
  • 1/4 teaspoon basil
  • 2 tablespoons parsley
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/3 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/3 teaspoon oregano
  • pinch pepper
  • 1 - turkey

How To Make fresh bread stuffing

  • Step 1
    Break up bread into bite sized chunks into large bowl.
  • Step 2
    Dice and cook bacon until not quite crisp, saving bacon grease.
  • Step 3
    Chop onion and celery and add to stuffing mixture; add bacon and pour grease over top of mixture.
  • Step 4
    Add eggs, spices, butter and mix together; use a bit of warm water as needed in order to bind the mixture together until it holds its own shape.
  • Step 5
    Rinse turkey and salt the inside.
  • Step 6
    Loosely pack the inside of turkey with stuffing.
  • Step 7
    Dry off the outside of the turkey by blotting it with paper towels.
  • Step 8
    Use additional butter to lightly coat the outside and top of bird, lightly salt and pepper, and then cook according to directions (20 minutes per pound).
  • Step 9
    If you are lucky enough to have stuffing left over, shape into balls to place beside the turkey when it has about 1-1/2 hours left to bake.

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