Mushroom Sourdough Stuffing Recipes

SOURDOUGH BREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 2-quart baking dish and set aside.
• Cut or tear the bread into 1-inch cubes and spread it evenly on 2 baking sheets. Toast the bread in the oven until completely dry and beginning to crisp and brown, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a large mixing bowl.
• Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and a few pinches of salt and saute, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 6 to 8 minutes. Add celery, onion, 2 tablespoons butter, and thyme. Once the butter has melted, cook, stirring frequently, until the vegetables have softened, about 5 minutes. Add sage and remaining 4 tablespoons butter. Add chicken broth to skillet and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Transfer toasted bread cubes to a large bowl. Pour the chicken broth mixture over the bread cubes and toss to combine until the bread cubes absorb the liquid. Pour the mixture into the greased baking dish, and sprinkle with parsley. Bake in the center of the oven until heated through and the top is golden brown, about 40 minutes. Remove the stuffing from the oven and allow to cool about 15 minutes before serving.

SOURDOUGH, WILD MUSHROOM, AND BACON DRESSING

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter a 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dish.
• 2. Spread the bread on a large baking sheet (or 2 smaller baking sheets) in an even layer and bake, stirring a few times, until light golden brown, about 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool. Put the cubes into a very large bowl.
• 3. Raise the oven temperature to 375°F.
• 4. Combine the mushrooms in a large baking dish or rimmed baking sheet, toss with 3 tablespoons of the oil, and season with salt and pepper. Roast in the oven, stirring several times, until soft and golden brown, about 30 minutes.
• 5. While the mushrooms are roasting, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a large deep sauté pan over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and the fat has rendered, about 10 minutes. Transfer the bacon with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with paper towels.
• 6. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of the rendered fat in the sauté pan and return to the stove over high heat. Add the onion and cook until soft, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add 3 cups of the chicken stock, the sage, thyme, and parsley and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer.
• 7. Add the mushrooms to the bread. Whisk the eggs in a small bowl and then whisk in a few tablespoons of the warm stock mixture. Add the eggs and the rest of the stock mixture to the bread, season with salt and pepper, and stir to combine. The dressing should be very wet; add more stock as needed. Scrape the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Cover with foil and bake for 25 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking until the top is golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes longer. Remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes before serving.

MUSHROOM-SOURDOUGH STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350˚. Butter a 3-quart baking dish. Bring the chicken broth and dried porcinis to a boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce the heat and simmer until the broth takes on a strong mushroom flavor, about 15 minutes. Strain the liquid through a fine-mesh sieve into a large liquid measuring cup or bowl. Chop the porcinis and set aside.
• Meanwhile, melt 4 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the wild mushrooms and cook, undisturbed, until starting to brown, about 5 minutes. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until well browned and tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and remove to a plate.
• Add 6 tablespoons butter, the shallots, garlic and thyme to the skillet. Cook, stirring, until the shallots are tender and lightly browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the wild mushrooms, porcinis, reserved mushroom liquid, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Bring to a simmer, then remove from the heat.
• Whisk the eggs with 2 tablespoons chives in a large bowl. Add the bread cubes and mushroom mixture and toss until evenly combined. Transfer to the prepared baking dish, dot with the remaining 2 tablespoons butter and cover with foil.
• Bake the stuffing until hot, about 30 minutes. Uncover and bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Let cool at least 15 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with the remaining 2 tablespoons chives.

THE BEST SOURDOUGH STUFFING

Steps:

• Chop the onions, celery, mushrooms, garlic, optional walnuts or chestnuts, and herbs.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, celery, mushrooms, and garlic. Saute and add salt and pepper to taste (the amount you use will depend on your preference and your stock e.g. homemade unsalted or not).
• When the vegetables have softened, add the herbs and optional nuts, and saute for another minute or so, then add 1 cup of the stock.
• In a medium bowl (with a pour spout if possible), beat the eggs, then add the remaining 2 cups of stock.
• Place your cubed sourdough bread in a large mixing bowl. (You could put the bread directly in the baking pan, but stirring may be difficult.)
• Pour the saute mixture over the cubed bread and mix. Then pour on the stock-egg mixture and fold everything until it's thoroughly combined.
• Preheat your oven to 350°F and lightly oil or butter a 9x13 baking dish.
• Transfer the mixture to your baking dish and spread evenly, cover and let sit for about 20 minutes for the bread to absorb the liquids.
• After the rest, if the top bread cubes seem dry and there is no loose liquid underneath, sprinkle on 1-2 cups of water, stir everything again inside the pan, and then put the pan in the oven.
• Bake for 45-50 minutes, until the internal temperature is at least 160°F. Cover with foil if the stuffing begins to brown too much.
• After removing from the oven, sprinkle with additional fresh herbs if you want.

FAMILY-FAVORITE SOURDOUGH STUFFING

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Saute mushrooms, onion, and celery until soft, 7 to 10 minutes. Add sourdough bread, soup, parsley, sage, and thyme; toss together in the pan. Season with salt and pepper. Let sit for about 10 minutes.

LAURA'S SAUSAGE, WILD MUSHROOM AND SOURDOUGH STUFFING

Steps:

• lace bread cubes on a large baking sheet -- toast at 400 degrees until lightly brown (about 12 min) Transfer the bread to an extra large bowl.
• In a large frying pan over medium heat, cook the sausage until well cooked and crumbled (about 10 min.) Drain fat -- transfer to the large bowl with the bread.
• Add the butter to the drippings in the pan, reduce the heat to low/medium and melt the butter while scraping the bits of the pan. Add the onion and celery and saute' for 1.5 minutes. Add garlic at the very end until fragrant (about 1 min). Transfer to the bowl with the bread.
• In the same pan, add some butter and a splash of wine and saute' the mushrooms until juices are rendered. Add to the bread. Add the poultry seasoning, parsley and fold in the eggs until all bread/mixture is well-coated. Dust with salt and petter and pour just a little bit of dry white wine (1/4 cup or less) into the mix and blend. Mixture should be very well blended and moist.
• Butter a large, deep baking dish (at least 13 x9). Add stuffing mixture to dish and bake covered with foil at 325 degrees for 30 minutes. Uncover, stir mixture and bake until the top is lightly crisp (about 30 minutes longer).
• Happy Thanksgiving!

SOURDOUGH STUFFING WITH BACON AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Place bread cubes on 2 baking sheets.
• Place in a 350 degree oven and bake until dry and crispy, stir once or twice.
• This takes about 20 minutes.
• Saute bacon pieces in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp.
• Remove from pan and drain on paper towels.
• Leave about 1/4 cup drippings in the pan and discard the rest.
• Add the chopped leeks and celery and saute until tender, about 10 minutes.
• Add the mushrooms, sage, thyme, salt and pepper and continue to saute 10 more minutes.
• Mix mushroom mixture with bread cubes in a large bowl.
• Add 2 cups of the broth.
• You can prepare up to this point and refrigerate, covered for up to 2 days.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Spray a 13 x 9 pan with cooking spray.
• Beat eggs and baking powder in a small bowl.
• Mix into stuffing mixture; add more broth if it seems too dry.
• Place in prepared baking dish.
• Bake until cooked through and golden brown.
• This takes about 1 hour.
• Serves 12.