Velmas Old Fashioned Bread Stuffing Recipes

MOM'S OLD FASHION BREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• In a large skillet cook celery and onion in melted butter over medium heat until tender, but do not let get brown. Remove from heat.
• Stir in seasoning and lemon pepper.
• Place bread cubes in a large bowl; add onion mixture and beaten egg.
• Drizzle with enough chicken broth to moisten; toss lightly to combine. Add a little milk for flavoring.
• Spoon stuffing into neck and body cavities of the turkey.
• If you have some leftover, place it in a buttered casserole dish. Bake covered for 30-45 minutes or until heated through. You will want to add more chicken broth so that it isn't so dry. When it cooks inside the turkey it gets very moist, but in a baking dish it gets dry.
• Recipe makes enough for a 15 pound bird.

OLD FASHIONED BREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• Place bread cubes in a large bowl and set to the side.
• Preheat oven to 375.
• In a saucepan saute celery and onion in butter till soft.
• Remove from heat and add salt, pepper & poultry seasoning.
• Add the onion mixture to the bread cubes and combine. Drizzle with broth to lightly moisten then toss lightly.
• Bake covered for approximately 30 minutes.
• This can be prepared a day in advance. Let stuffing come to room temp before baking and add additional broth to moisten.

CLASSIC BREAD STUFFING WITH ONIONS, CELERY, AND HERBS

Steps:

• In a big skillet, melt the butter over medium heat; add in onions, celery, and celery leaves.
• Cook, stirring often, until the onions are golden, about 8 minutes.
• Scrape the vegetable mixture into a big bowl; mix in the bread cubes, parsley, poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper.
• Gradually stir in about 1 ½ cups of broth, until the stuffing is evenly moistened but not soggy.
• Transfer stuffing to a lightly buttered casserole dish; drizzle with ½ cup broth, cover, and bake in a preheated 350° oven for 30-45 minutes (if you like crusty stuffing, remove foil the last 15 minutes of baking).

MY FAMILY'S OLD FASHIONED BREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• 1. Toast your bread, then slice it into bite sized cubes and put in a large mixing bowl.
• 2. Add the seasonings to cubed bread and toss lightly.
• 3. Add butter to a large saute pan, add onions and celery, and cook until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Add to the bread mixture, and mix well.
• 4. If baking right away, add egg to bread mixture, then put all of the stuffing into a 3 qt. baking dish, and cook for 1 hour, covered, until hot. (If you like crispy stuffing, remove cover for the last 15 minutes of cooking. NOTE: If baking the stuffing set your oven at 350 degrees.

VELMA'S OLD FASHIONED BREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• Cook celery and onion in butter or margarine over low head, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender but not brown.
• Meanwhile, blend bread cubes and seasonings.
• Add celery, onion and butter or margarine; toss lightly to blend.
• Pour the broth, milk or water gradually over the surface of bread mixture, tossing lightly.
• Bake in 325 degree oven 45 minutes, until browned on top.