Ingredients

  • 2 12 lbs white bread
  • 1 lb sage sausage
  • 1 medium onion
  • 3 stalks celery
  • 34 cup butter
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups turkey broth
  • 1 teaspoon thyme
  • 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
  • 1 12 teaspoons sage
  • 12 teaspoon celery salt
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 14 teaspoon pepper

Method

  • Make turkey broth by cooking gibblets and neck in enough water to cover.
  • Add 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
  • Bring to boil, then simmer 30 minutes.Cool.
  • Cook sausage until done but not browned.
  • Set aside.
  • Chop celery and oinion into medium pieces.
  • In large skillet melt butter.
  • Add celery and onion cook until celery is soft and onions are clear- about 15 minutes.
  • Tear bread in about one inch pieces, into very large bowl.
  • Sprinkle thyme, poultry seasoning,sage,celery salt, salt and pepper over torn bread.
  • Mix cooked sausage into bread.
  • Pour butter with onion and celery over bread.
  • Mix well.
  • Beat 3 eggs.
  • pour over bread and mix well.
  • Pour turkey stock over bread and mix.
  • Bake in a greased 13x9 pan covered for 25 minutes.
  • Then uncover and bake for additional 5-10 minutes until lightly golden browned.
  • May also be baked in greased muffin tin- Pack stuffing together into baseball size and place into muffin tin-bake 30 minutes uncovered- alow to cool slightly before gently removing.