
Cornbread Dressing
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Serve with
turkey or pork roast.
2 cups
cornmeal
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon
baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar (optional)
6 large eggs,
divided
2 cups buttermilk
2 tablespoons bacon drippings or melted butter
1/2 cup butter or
margarine
3 bunches green onions, chopped
4 celery ribs, chopped
1 (16-ounce)
package herb-seasoned stuffing mix
5 (14 1/2-ounce) cans chicken
broth
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Combine
first 5 ingredients and, if desired, sugar in a large bowl. Stir together 2 eggs and buttermilk; add to dry
ingredients, stirring just until moistened.
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Heat
bacon drippings in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet or 9-inch round cake pan in oven at 425* (220*C) for 5
minutes. Stir hot drippings into batter. Pour batter into hot
skillet.
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Bake at
425* (220*C) for 25 minutes or until cornbread is golden; cool and crumble.
Freeze in large heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag up to 1 month, if desired. Thaw
in refrigerator.
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Melt 1/2
cup butter in a large
skillet over
medium heat; add green onions and celery, and sauté until
tender.
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Stir
together remaining 4 eggs in a large bowl; stir in cornbread,
onion mixture, stuffing mix, and chicken broth until
blended.
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Spoon dressing into 1 lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish and 1
lightly greased 9-inch square baking dish. Cover and freeze up to 3 months, if
desired; thaw in refrigerator 8 hours.
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Place 13 x 9 x 2-inch dish (uncovered) and 9-inch square dish
(uncovered) in oven at 350*F (175*C). Bake 13 x 9 x 2-inch dish for 1 hour and
9-inch square dish for 50 minutes or until each is lightly browned.
Makes 12
servings.