Mary Elizabeth Stricklands Southern Belle Cornbread Dressing Recipes

MARY ELIZABETH STRICKLAND'S SOUTHERN BELLE CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• Beat the eggs slightly in a large mixing bowl.
• Add the remaining ingredients and mix well.
• Place in a greased 2 quart baking dish, and bake at 425 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes until set and nicely browned.
• NOTE: The dressing will look very"soupy" when mixed, but this is the secret to its success.
• It makes a wonderfully moist, rich dressing that you and your family and guests will love--guaranteed!

NANNY ROSALIND'S CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Stir together salt, dried basil, oregano, thyme, white pepper, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and onion powder in a small bowl for seasoning mix.
• Cook pork in a 5- to 6-quart pot over medium-high heat, stirring to break up meat, until browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to paper towels; discard grease.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart baking dish.
• Add oil to the same pot and heat over medium-high heat. Add onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic. Cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in seasoning mix. Add cooked pork, broth, and bay leaves; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaves. Mix in cornbread.
• Transfer dressing mixture to the prepared baking dish. Cover with foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Uncover; bake until lightly browned, about 10 minutes more. Garnish with fresh thyme and oregano.

MY MOTHER'S CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Prepare corn bread as usual.
• Crumble in a bowl and set aside.
• In a saucepan, boil celery, onion and butter in enough water to cover - until the onions turn clear and celery is tender.
• Mix the veggies (with the water) with the corn bread.
• Add sage to taste ( I use a LOT of sage).
• Spread into a 13x9 baking dish and cook at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Serve with cranberry sauce.

MAMA'S SOUTHERN CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9x13-inch baking dishes.
• Combine cornbread and stale bread cubes in a large bowl. Set aside.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and celery and cook until transparent, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Pour onion mixture over the cornbread mixture. Add turkey broth, chopped turkey, soup, giblets, hard-cooked eggs, and flour. Mix so that all the cornbread is wet. Mix in parsley, sage, bay leaves, salt, and pepper. Add beaten eggs. Mixture should be "soupy." Pour mixture evenly into the prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and set, 1 hour to 1 hour and 20 minutes.