My Mothers Cornbread Dressing Recipes

MOM'S CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Mix cornbread, celery, onion, eggs and 1 can of broth together.
• Add salt, pepper and sage to taste.
• Bake at 350° for 30-45 minutes or until done.
• Half way through cooking check moisture; slowly add other can of broth if needed.

MAMA'S SOUTHERN CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9x13-inch baking dishes.
• Combine cornbread and stale bread cubes in a large bowl. Set aside.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and celery and cook until transparent, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Pour onion mixture over the cornbread mixture. Add turkey broth, chopped turkey, soup, giblets, hard-cooked eggs, and flour. Mix so that all the cornbread is wet. Mix in parsley, sage, bay leaves, salt, and pepper. Add beaten eggs. Mixture should be "soupy." Pour mixture evenly into the prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and set, 1 hour to 1 hour and 20 minutes.

MOMMA'S CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Prepare cornbread according to directions on package. Cool and crumble. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, combine the crumbled corn bread, onion, garlic, celery and eggs. Gently stir. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and sage.
• Add the chicken and turkey broth 1 cup at a time until the cornbread becomes moist but not wet.
• Place stuffing into a Dutch oven or loosely pack into a turkey. Bake for 1 hour or until stuffing reaches a temperature of 175 degrees F (80 degrees C).

MOMMA'S OLD FASHIONED CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Cook carrots, onions and celery in 1 tablespoon of butter with chicken or turkey broth until they become tender, about 15 minutes on medium-high heat.
• Crumble the cornbread, crackers and toasted bread in large bowl.
• Add the rice cooked or instant rice.
• Preheat over to 375 degrees.
• Do not drain the broth from the vegetables, as you will not pour it all into the dry mixture.
• Add broth to become very moist.
• Add salt, pepper and sage to taste. I usually use 5 - 6 tablespoons sage to mine.
• Put in lightly greased cooking pan and cover with foil. Be sure to poke a few holes in the foil before placing into over.
• Let bake for about 30 minutes before you remove the foil. Then bake another 10 - 15 minutes to brown a little.

GRANDMA'S CORN BREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Prepare the dry corn bread mix according to package directions. Cool and crumble.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter and saute the celery and onion until soft.
• In a large bowl, combine the celery, onions, 3 cups crumbled corn bread, eggs, chicken stock, sage and salt and pepper to taste; mix well.
• Place into prepared dish and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes.

GRANNY'S SOUTHERN CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees .
• Make cornbread by mixing cornmeal, flour, oil, eggs, buttermilk and milk.
• Stir until well blended. Stir in celery and onion.
• If the batter is too thick, add more milk. (should be pourable).
• Pour into greased hot iron skillet (if you have one, if not get one, they aren't expensive and you can get them at Wal Mart. I have one I use just for cornbread!).
• Bake for 30 minutes or until top is light brown.
• When done and cooled down a bit. Crumble into a large bowl.
• Add bread pieces, butter and seasonings. Mix well.
• Start adding chicken or turkey broth, stirring and adding more broth as needed. (important: add broth until you think it is just right, then add more. It will soak up and dry out in the oven).
• Adjust seasoning to taste. (appoint someone special).
• Pour into a grease 13x9-inch (3-quart) baking dish or pan.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with gravy.
• Note: Broth made from boiling a hen will be best but canned will work.