Thanksgiving Sides. Stuffing No. 1.

Nanny’s Special Stuffing

This stuffing remains my family’s favorite… forever. Forever as in multi-generationally! The recipe is adapted from one given to me by my aunt, when I made my first Thanksgiving Dinner at the ripe old age of 14. Thank you Nanny!

1 medium onion chopped

3 stalks of celery chopped

3-4 medium size granny smith apples, peeled, and cut into small pieces

1 loaf of oatmeal bread cut into cubes

4-6 tbs. butter

salt and pepper to taste

Melt half the butter in a large sauté pan;  add onion and celery and cook until onion becomes translucent;  add apples and cook for approximately 5 minutes

Add balance of butter and after melted, add bread cubes.  With the heat still on, mix;  add salt and pepper and mix again. 

Cool sufficiently to handle and then stuff the turkey.

Stuffing for a 15 lb. turkey

Notes: You can really play with this basic recipe.  I have tried several different types of bread, and the oatmeal bread seems to taste the best, taking on the flavor of the onions, apples and turkey.  Any apple that won't get mushy is good too. Also, you can add herbs.  One thing that I always do when I am cleaning the turkey is to salt the cavity, and after about 10-15 minutes rinse it thoroughly OR rub the cavity with lemon juice (cut a lemon in half and use each side), and then after a few minutes pat it dry.  I find that either of these two methods provide a very “clean/fresh” base for the stuffing.  And of course, stuff the turkey just prior to roasting, not ahead of time.