Challah Stuffing Recipes

CORN AND CHALLAH STUFFING WITH FRIED SAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter 2 baking sheets.
• Spread challah bread cubes onto prepared baking sheets. Drizzle cubes with 2 tablespoons olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
• Bake bread in the preheated oven until toasted and lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer toasted cubes to a large bowl.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a baking dish with 2 tablespoons unsalted butter.
• Cut corn kernels from the cob into a large bowl. Scrape corn juices from the cob into the bowl with the kernels.
• Heat 2 teaspoons olive oil in large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until soft, 5 to 10 minutes. Add corn, pinch salt, and pinch pepper; cook and stir until corn softens, about 2 minutes.
• Stir corn mixture together with toasted bread cubes.
• Whisk cream, vegetable stock, Parmesan cheese, eggs, 2 tablespoons parsley, pinch salt, and pinch pepper together in a bowl. Pour cream mixture into bread mixture and stir until completely combined. Transfer bread mixture to the prepared baking dish.
• Bake stuffing in the preheated oven until stuffing is cooked through and the top is toasted, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Cook whole sage leaves in hot butter until butter is slightly brown and sage leaves are crispy, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer leaves to a paper towel to drain. Crumble sage leaves and remaining 2 tablespoons parsley over stuffing.

CHALLAH BREAD- MUSHROOM STUFFING WITH WILD RICE AND RAISINS

Steps:

• Chop the challah bread into 1/2-inch cubes to make 16 cups. Stale bread works best for stuffing-if yours is fresh, spread out the cubes on baking sheet and dry in a 300 degrees F oven, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Heat 1 stick butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions, celery, sage, thyme, and salt and pepper to taste. Cook, stirring, until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Add the chicken broth; bring to a simmer and remove from the heat.
• Meanwhile, cook the wild rice as the label directs. Beat the eggs and parsley in a large bowl; stir in the bread cubes, the vegetable-broth mixture, the prepared rice and the mushrooms. Stir in the raisins.
• Transfer the mixture to a buttered 3-to-4-quart baking dish and dot with the remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Cover with foil and bake at 375 degrees F, 30 minutes. Uncover and bake until golden, about 20 more minutes.

GRANDPOP JOE'S CHALLAH BREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the liver; cook and stir until the liver is evenly browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat, and cool until just warm.
• Place challah bread in a large bowl. Toss with the onion and liver mixture, squeezing lightly to distribute any liquid. Stir in the beaten eggs, and season with salt.

CHALLAH APPLE STUFFING OR DRESSING

Steps:

• Cut challah into 1-inch cubes and let cubes sit out in a bowl or on a baking tray, uncovered, for at least six hours to make them stale. (Alternatively, you can dry bread in a 250°F oven by laying cubes in a single layer on baking sheets and baking for about 30 minutes, or until bread is dry but not toasted (it should not start to brown at all).).
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large saute pan, melt butter over medium-low heat, then add onions and celery.
• Add three teaspoons of salt and ground pepper to taste, and cook until onions are soft, about 8 minutes.
• Add apples and herbs and cook until apples are soft, about 5 minutes more.
• In a large bowl, combine challah cubes, cooked vegetables, and chicken broth.
• Mix until the bread is saturated with liquid, and everything is evenly mixed.
• Press stuffing into a 9x13-inch baking dish and cover with foil.
• Bake at 350°F for 40 minutes; remove the foil, increase temperature to 450°F, and stuffing for another 10-15 minutes, or until the top starts to brown slightly.
• Cool 10 minutes, then serve.