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Cornbread Sourdough Stuffing

Cornbread Sourdough Stuffing

Ingredients

Cornbread

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 cup yellow cornmeal
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 large eggs

Stuffing

  • 6 tbsp olive oil, separated
  • 1 medium onion diced
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 carrots diced
  • ½ bulb fennel diced
  • cornbread (prepared earlier) cubed
  • 1 loaf sourdough bread cubed
  • 3 tbsp fresh herbs (parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme)
  • 1 cup pitted prunes (and/or apricots)
  • salt and peppter to taste
  • ½ cup turkey stock or chicken/vegetable broth

Instructions

Cornbread

  • Preheat the oven to 425°F and coat an 8-inch baking pan with olive oil.
  • Mix together flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt and baking powder.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together milk and eggs until frothy.
  • Combine wet and dry ingredients together to form a lumpy batter.
  • Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 20-25 minutes. Cook and cube.

Stuffing

  • Add 2 Tbsp of the oil to a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, carrots, and fennel. Cook for about 10 minutes until onions are translucent.
  • In a large bowl, combine cornbread and sourdough.
  • Gently fold in the cooked vegetables, the herbs and prunes/apricots.
  • Add the rest of the olive oil to the stock/broth and heat through.
  • Toss the bread mixture in the broth mixture and serve.