Grandma's cornbread dressing

 
                        Grandma's Cornbread Dressing
 
 Recipe By     : Sara Ellison
 Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : American                         Dressings & Stuffings
                 Holiday Treats                   Family Recipes
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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                         Cornbread:
    2      cups          self-rising cornmeal
    1      cup           self-rising flour
    1      teaspoon      baking powder
    2      teaspoons     sugar
    2                    eggs -- beaten
    3      tablespoons   oil or melted shortening
    2      cups          milk or buttermilk -- * see note
                         Dressing:
    3                    celery stalks -- chopped
    1      large         onion -- chopped
    2      tablespoons   butter or margarine
      1/4  pound         saltine crackers -- broken
    2 1/2  cups          hot chicken broth (or 3 cups, if needed)
    2                    eggs -- beaten
      1/2  teaspoon      salt OR 2 chicken boullion cubes added
                         to hot chicken broth
      1/2  teaspoon      black pepper -- (or more, to taste)
 
 1. For Cornbread:  Mix all ingredients and place in a well-greased 10" 
 pan that has been heated in a 450 degree oven (about 4 minutes) till 
 hot.  Bake at 450 degrees about 30 or 35 minutes or until lightly 
 browned.  Cool;
   crumble cornbread into a large bowl.
 
 2. For Dressing:  Saute celery and onion in butter until tender.  
 Combine cornbread, crackers, sauteed vegetables, and remaining 
 ingredients, mixing well.  If the dressing doesn't seem moist enough, 
 add some hot milk - ab
 out 1 cup.  Spoon into a lightly greased 13x9x2-inch baking pan or 
 casserole dish.  Bake at 450 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes until lightly 
 browned.  (For Pyrex dishes bake at 375 or 400 degrees.)
 
 --Make this with turkey at Christmas or Thanksgiving and use Grandma's 
 Gravy (recipe in this cookbook).
 
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 NOTES : * Grandma uses buttermilk.
 Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 978 4138 0 0 0 0 0 327 0 1326 0 0