For Dressing:

7 white bread, slices, oven-dried

1 saltine crackers, sleeve

8 tbsp butter

2 cup celery, chopped

1 onion, large, chopped

7 cups chicken stock

1 tsp salt

black pepper, freshly ground, to taste

1 tsp sage, optional

1 tbsp poultry seasoning, optional

5 eggs, beaten

For Cornbread:

2 eggs, beaten

1 cup self rising cornmeal

½ cup self rising flour

¾ cup buttermilk

2 tbsp vegetable oil

Cornbread:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine cornmeal, flour, buttermilk, 2 eggs, and oil and mix well. Pour batter into a greased shallow baking dish.

Bake for approximately 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.

Dressing:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large bowl, combine the crumbled cornbread (recipe follows), dried white bread slices and crackers; set aside.

Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the celery and onion and cook for approximately 5 to 10 minutes, until transparent.

Pour the vegetable mixture over cornbread mixture. Add the stock, mix well, taste, and add salt, pepper to taste, sage and poultry seasoning.

Add 5 beaten eggs and mix well. Pour mixture into a greased pan and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour until dressing is cooked through.

Sugar: 5g

:

Calcium: 109mg

Calories: 276kcal

Carbohydrates: 22g

Cholesterol: 122mg

Fat: 15g

Fiber: 1g

Iron: 2mg

Monounsaturated Fat: 7g

Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g

Potassium: 347mg

Protein: 11g

Saturated Fat: 4g

Sodium: 747mg

Trans Fat: 1g

Vitamin A: 703IU

Vitamin C: 2mg