Apple Cranberry Stuffing

One of my favorite parts about holiday meals is the stuffing!  There are so many different kinds, for instance, my husband's mom's side of the family makes a TO DIE FOR stuffing that includes ground beef.  Its amazing. 

This is one I started doing a couple years ago.  Its pretty simple and goes well with poultry and pork.  Here's what you'll need!

half loaf of wheat and a half loaf of white bread, let it sit on the counter overnight to get stale
1/2 cups of dried or fresh cranberries
3 granny smith apples, cored and chopped-you can sub your apple here, just be sure its a sturdy, tart apple (honeycrisp, gala...)
4 tablespoons of butter, divided
1/2 cup of stock(chicken, turkey, veggie...)
2 tsps of dried sage
1 tsp of dried thyme
2 cups of water

Between your butter and stock, you don't need to add any extra salt. 

With a sharp knife, cube your bread (and really you want it to be pretty stale so its able to soak up those juices without turning to mush.

In a small saucepan, add one tablespoon of butter.  Add apples and cranberries.  If you're using fresh cranberries, be sure to keep an eye on this as when the cranberries heat, they pop and then you'll end up with something looking like a cranberry sauce.  And we'll get to that another day ;) You want your apples to soften slightly.  Stir the cranberries and apples as they cook, for about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit.

In a larger saucepan, add the water, stock, butter and herbs.  Bring to a boil.  Add your cubed bread and stir until all liquid is absorbed.  Then add cranberry and apple mixture.  The green apple and red cranberries give it a nice festive look!

 

Enjoy:)

FOB Frahlich

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