Grandma's Holiday Stuffing

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 large day-old bread, torn
• 4 -6 corn muffins, day-old ones broken up
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 onion, diced
• 3 stalks celery, diced
• 1/2 cup mushroom, sliced (optional)
• 2 tart apples, cored and diced
• 1/2 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2-3/4 cup water
• 1/2-1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
• 1 dash dried parsley, to taste
• 1 dash salt and pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 place torn bread in a large baking dish; mix in muffins, if using. bake at 250 degrees for about 30 minutes, until dried out. set aside.
• 2 melt butter over low heat in a large skillet; sauté onion, celery and mushrooms, if using, until tender. add apples, walnuts and raisins; stir to coat with butter. mix in water and seasonings; pour over bread and toss to moisten. add a little more water if bread is very dry.
• 3 use to stuff a 12 to 15-pound turkey before roasting; do not overstuff. or spread stuffing in a lightly greased 9"x5" baking pan and bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes.