Granny's Southern Cornbread Dressing

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 cups cornmeal ( lily the best)
• 1 cup self rising flour (again lily is best)
• 1/3 cup oil
• 1/2 cup celery, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup milk (more if needed)
• 2 eggs
• 4 slices bread, toasted and torn into small pieces
• 1 teaspoon dried sage (to taste)
• 1 teaspoon pepper (to taste)
• 3 cups hot chicken broth (more if needed)
• 1 tablespoon salt (to taste)
• 1/3 cup butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400 degrees .
• 2 make cornbread by mixing cornmeal, flour, oil, eggs, buttermilk and milk.
• 3 stir until well blended. stir in celery and onion.
• 4 if the batter is too thick, add more milk. (should be pourable).
• 5 pour into greased hot iron skillet (if you have one, if not get one, they aren’t expensive and you can get them at wal mart. i have one i use just for cornbread!).
• 6 bake for 30 minutes or until top is light brown.
• 7 when done and cooled down a bit. crumble into a large bowl.
• 8 add bread pieces, butter and seasonings. mix well.
• 9 start adding chicken or turkey broth, stirring and adding more broth as needed. (important: add broth until you think it is just right, then add more. it will soak up and dry out in the oven).
• 10 adjust seasoning to taste. (appoint someone special).
• 11 pour into a grease 13x9-inch (3-quart) baking dish or pan.
• 12 bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes or until golden brown. serve with gravy.
• 13 note: broth made from boiling a hen will be best but canned will work.