NEO-CLASSICAL THANKSGIVING DRESSING WITH APRICOTS AND PRUNES, STUFFED IN A WHOLE PUMPKIN
_**Editor's note:** The recipe and introductory text below are excerpted from Crescent Dragonwagon's book [](http://astore.amazon.com/epistore-20/detail/1563057115)_[Passionate Vegetarian](http://astore.amazon.com/epistore-20/detail/1563057115). _Dragonwagon also shared some helpful cooking tips exclusively with Epicurious, which we've added at the bottom of the page._ This is my favorite Thanksgiving stuffing - in fact, this is my _only_ Thanksgiving stuffing. I've made it for at least twenty-five years, and it's always pleased me, friends, family, and inn guests. To my taste, it wouldn't be right with margarine or oil, just butter. But _probably_ it wouldn't be bad with less fat or a different one. I make the vegetarian version with vegetable stock, for use in a pumpkin; when I cooked at the inn, where the majority of the guests were meat eaters, I also did a batch with turkey stock. I dedicate this recipe to the memory of Sondra Krecker, a friend from my earliest years in Eureka Springs. Every Thanksgiving as I make it I hear her telling me again, earnestly, "You have to toast it dry, bone dry, hard dry." You'll need to do a lot of tossing and tasting to get the seasonings just right. Stuffing can be made ahead of time, but don't stuff it into the pumpkin until you're ready to bake it.
Provided by Crescent Dragonwagon
Yield Makes 1 medium-large stuffed pumpkin
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Cut off and reserve a lid, as you would preparatory to carving a jack-o'-lantern. Scoop out all of the seeds and fibers. Put an inch or two of water in a large pot. Place the pumpkin, cut side down, in the water, cap wedged in near it. Bring to a boil over high heat. Cover tightly and team for 10 to 15 minutes to precook slightly. Remove the pot from the heat and let cool. When cool, remove from the pot. Since the pumpkin will be eaten with the stuffing, I like to season the inside with salt, pepper, a little tamari, Pickapeppa, and brown sugar, rubbing this into the exposed interior flesh after steaming.
- 1. Place the apricots and prunes in a small, heatproof bowl. Place the apple juice in a small saucepan over high heat and bring to a boil. Immediately pour the juice over the dried fruit. Let stand for at least 2 hours, but overnight or a day or two in advance is fine. Drain the dried fruit, reserving both the fruit and the soaking liquid. Coarsely chop the fruit and set aside.
- 2. Preheat the oven to 375°F, then turn down to 200°F.
- 3. Set a wire rack on a baking sheet and place a single layer of bread slices on the rack. Place in the preheated oven and bake, slowly, turning once, until the bread is hard, crunchy, and dry all the way through, but not browned. This is a fairly slow process - it might take 45 to 60 minutes, but set the timer at 20-minute intervals to remind you to check. You with either need to do 2 sheets' worth of bread (in which case, reverse their positions in the oven halfway through), or repeat the toasting process again until all bread is prepared. Remove the dry bread from the oven and let cool.
- 4. Coarsely crumble the bread into a large bowl. Add the onion and leafy celery and toss to combine. Measure the sage (starting with the smaller amount) into your hands and rub the leaves back and forth in your palms until they crumble (this releases the volatile essential oils). Add the sage to the bread mixture. Pour the melted butter over the mixture and toss well to combine. Add the soaked dried fruit and toss again. The dressing should still be dry. Begin adding the liquid, a combination of vegetable stock and the reserved fruit soaking liquid. Use more stock than juice, and use just enough to moisten the dressing without making it soggy. Keep tossing, adding stock as needed. Add tamari, starting with about 1 tablespoon. Taste for salt and add it and plenty of pepper to taste. More sage, maybe? This is also the point at which you can add a little dried basil and oregano, too, if you like. The stuffing can be prepared up to this point and stored, covered and refrigerated, overnight.
- 5. On the day you plan to stuff the pumpkin, preheat the oven to 375°F.
- 6. If not using nonstick, spray a baking dish large enough to accommodate the pumpkin with cooking spray.
- 7. Stuff the dressing into the cavity of the prepared pumpkin, topping with the pumpkin's cap. Place the stuffed pumpkin in the prepared baking dish. Place in the preheated oven and bake until the pumpkin is slightly brown and looks a bit collapsed in on itself, or, as Ned says, like a plump European duchess, about 40 minutes. Serve whole, at the table.
TRADITIONAL THANKSGIVING TURKEY STUFFING / DRESSING
Never enjoyed stuffing/dressing until the day before I got married in November 1978! My in-laws threw a big Thanksgiving Day feast (a day late) for our wedding rehearsal dinner for about 30 of us. MIL made this recipe, and it made a believer out-a me! And...29 years later, I'm still making it, and all seven of my children are stuffing/dressing lovers--in fact, I think they'd eat it for breakfast all year long if I'd make it that often! Cooking time does NOT count how long it is baked--that would depend on if you stuff the turkey or bake separately. But figure a minimum of 30 minutes if baked in a separate pan at 350.
Provided by Debber
Categories Vegetable
Time 30m
Yield 6-8 cups?, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Fry meats (we use a combination of burger and mild Italian sausage).
- While meat is frying, cube the bread and dump in a very large bowl; drizzle butter over bread cubes; toss cubes, then set aside.
- When meats are browned, add onions & celery; cook until tender; then pour over bread cubes, tossing again and again until well-mixed.
- Add water/milk ONLY if you like a wetter dressing--otherwise omit.
- Add seasonings according to your taste, toss again.
- Mixture can now be stuffed into the rinsed-out & salted turkey cavities (then placed immediately into oven to be roasted) -- when turkey is roasted, remove stuffing with a long-handled spoon, into a nice serving dish--it will have absorbed all that wonderful turkey pan juices---oh goodness how delicious!
- OR -- spoon into a greased casserole dish, cover and bake until JUST crispy along the edges -- about 45 minutes.
- Whatever doesn't fit into the turkey, spoon into a small casserole pan and bake along with the turkey---turns out every time.
- VARIATION #1: Sliced, fresh mushrooms when browning the meats.
- VARIATION #2: Sprinkle some cornmeal when tossing the bread with the meat---mmmm!
- VARIATION #3: Water chestnuts coarsely chopped or sliced--adds a nice crunchiness the kids love!
- SUGGESTION: Unless you have a very small family -- DOUBLE THE RECIPE -- you won't be sorry, this is EXCELLENT when reheated the next day, too.
- PICKY EATER OPTION: Saute onions & celery in a separate pan until transparent, then dump in the blender along with the melted butter---pour this over the bread cubes and meat. All the aroma & flavor, just no "yukkies" to pick out for those who "hate" onions or celery.
- LEFTOVERS (if you're lucky!): reheat in the microwave.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 317, Fat 22.6, SaturatedFat 12.3, Cholesterol 66.4, Sodium 344.2, Carbohydrate 19.1, Fiber 3, Sugar 2.9, Protein 11.1
CLASSIC THANKSGIVING DRESSING WITH PARSLEY, SAGE AND THYME
For those who haven't completely given up on homemade stuffing and are looking for a simple, memorable stuffing, this recipe - and it's tasty variations - will set you on the path in the right direction.
Provided by USA WEEKEND columnist Pam Anderson
Categories Side Dish Stuffing and Dressing Recipes Bread Stuffing and Dressing Recipes
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Spread bread cubes in a single layer on two large sheet pans and let dry for a few hours or overnight. Adjust oven racks to lower- and upper-middle positions. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Bake bread until golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees.
- Meanwhile, heat butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and celery; saute until soft, 8 to 10 minutes. In a large bowl, mix bread, vegetables and remaining ingredients. Turn into a greased 3-quart baking dish. Cover with foil and bake until steamy, 30 minutes. Remove foil; bake until crusty, 10 minutes longer. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 122.8 calories, Carbohydrate 16.1 g, Cholesterol 25.4 mg, Fat 4.7 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 3.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.4 g, Sodium 326.6 mg, Sugar 1.4 g
APRICOT DRESSING
Make and share this Apricot Dressing recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Geema
Categories Salad Dressings
Time 10m
Yield 2 cups, 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Process all ingredients in a blender until smooth.
- Chill for at least 2 hours and serve over the salad of your choice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 46.8, Fat 0.6, SaturatedFat 0.4, Cholesterol 1.3, Sodium 18.4, Carbohydrate 11, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 10.4, Protein 0.2
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