Festive Fruit & Hazelnut Stuffing
PREP TIME
20 min.
COOK TIME
48 min.
Serving Size
10 servings
A great stuffing makes every festive meal better.
Ingredients
- 7 cups (1.75 L) Italian, sourdough or white bread, cut into 1-inch (2.5 cm) cubes
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup (250 mL) milk
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) butter
- 2 onions, chopped
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) fresh or frozen cranberries
- 1 apple, unpeeled and diced
- 1 ripe pear, unpeeled and diced
- 1 ripe pear, unpeeled and diced
- 2/3 cup (150 mL (100 g pkg) hazelnuts, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tsp (10 mL) dried thyme leaves
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
- Freshly ground pepper
Directions
| 1. | Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C). To dry out bread, place on a large baking sheet and bake for 15 min, stirring once. Butter a 10-inch (25 cm) casserole dish. In a large bowl, whisk eggs with milk. Add bread and stir. |
| 2. | Meanwhile, in a large frying pan, melt butter over medium heat. Cook onions with celery until tender, about 3 min. Stir in fruit, hazelnuts, parsley, thyme, salt and pepper. Add to bread mixture; stir to combine. Pour into prepared dish. Bake about 45 min or until puffed and hot in centre. |
Recipe and photo courtesy of Dairy Farmers of Canada. For more great recipes visit www.dairygoodness.ca
Tips
- Use day-old bread, if you can. It’s even better.
- Let your children cut the bread into cubes.
- If they’re too young for a knife, they can help by tearing bread into 1-inch (2.5 cm) pieces.
- Remove an Italian sausage from casing and cook along with onion and celery.
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