How to Make an Easy Sourdough Stuffing Recipe

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Whether it’s a big family Thanksgiving or a cozy Sunday roast chicken this easy to make sourdough stuffing will add an extra layer of flavour to your meal that everyone will enjoy.

In my experience stuffing is either a love it or hate it food item, for a long time it was something I made for everyone else, and then I tried it with sourdough. It was a game changer!

I will never forget the first Christmas I made it, I took the turkey out of the roaster to rest a bit. There was a piece of stuffing stuck to the side of my roaster so I pulled it off and tasted it. It was so flavourful, I could hardly resist tasting more while I stood at the stove whisking the gravy.

This easy sourdough stuffing recipe will dress my holiday for years to come, and I know you will love it as much as I do.

Ingredients

In order to make this delightful stuffing you will need

• Celery
• Sourdough bread cubes
• Poultry Seasoning
• Salt and pepper
• Onion
• Butter
• Turkey or chicken

Tools you will need

• Chef’s knife
• small space pan
• cookie sheet
• cast iron skillet (or other large skillet)
• large bowl
• slotted spoon or wooden spoon
• aluminum foil

Fresh or Stale Bread?

Have you ever made a loaf of bread that just flops? Like there is nothing really wrong with it but it also isn’t something you are excited to make a sandwich with either? Well, these loaves are make the best stuffing.

As these flop loaves make their way out of my oven from time to time throughout the year I like to slice them up and leave them out for the afternoon or overnight to dry out, then put them in an airtight container and keep them in the freezer until it’s time to make stuffing, croutons, or breadcrumbs!

If you find yourself without a stash you can always make or buy some homemade sourdough bread. You will want to dry it out either as described above (with day old bread) or by slicing it into cubes and baking at 175F until dry and crispy, tossing from time to time to make sure they dry throughout.

It is important that the bread is dry so it can absorb all the yummy juices from the turkey as well as preventing it from getting gummy or chewy.

What is poultry seasoning?

While traditionally I am a summer savoury fan when it comes to poultry dishes, I find when I want to dress my holiday table I tend to reach for poultry seasoning. Knowing I only reaching for this seasoning a couple of times a year I like to whip up a blend using the spices I have on hand so I can guarantee freshness.

Poultry seasoning is a blend of dried herbs and spices sage, thyme, marjoram, rosemary, nutmeg and pepper. So if you have these hanging in your cellar or sitting in your spice drawer you can whip it up yourself.

How to Make Sourdough Stuffing

Begin by dicing celery and onion. Add celery to a small sauce pan with water. Allow to simmer for 15-20 minutes before draining and reserving 1/3 cup of the liquid along with the celery.

While the celery boils, over medium heat melt butter in the skillet and fry until translucent (not brown)

Then, in a large mixing bowl combine bread, poultry seasoning, salt and pepper.

Add celery, water, onions and butter to the bread mixture and toss so the cubes are evenly coated with the seasonings, butter and water.

Allow the stuffing to come back to room temperature.

Then stuff the cavities of your bird of choice and roast until cooked through.

Any extra stuffing can be baked in a covered dish along with the bird, but don’t forget to baste it! Bake until a golden brown.

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