Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup cornmeal yellow
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon flour, all-purpose
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 each eggs
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 3 each celery stalks
  • 1 each onions chopped
  • 3 slices whole wheat bread
  • 3 large eggs hard boiled, optional
  • 3 large eggs raw, beaten slightly
  • 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
  • 18 teaspoon black pepper or to taste
  • 1 tablespoon sage ground
  • 1 cup chicken broth

Method

  • CORNBREAD:
  • Mix dry ingredients.
  • Separately mix buttermilk and egg.
  • Pour liquid ingredients into dry ingredients and mix thoroughly but do not beat.
  • Preheat 1 tbl.
  • salad oil to VERY HOT in an oven proof skillet or cake pan.
  • Bake in a preheated 450 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes.
  • Remove from pan and set aside to cool.
  • DRESSING:
  • Cook celery and onion in a small amount of the broth until tender.
  • DO NOT DRAIN.
  • Set aside.
  • This can be done the day before and refrigerated.
  • Toast two or three slices of bread until crisp all the way through.
  • Crumble cornbread and toasted bread into a large bowl.
  • Add celery, onion and the water they were cooked in, then add the chopped hard boiled eggs if desired.
  • Beat raw eggs and add to mixture.
  • Start adding broth.
  • How much you add is how dry or wet finished dressing will be.
  • Add seasonings and mix.
  • Pour into greased baking pan and cook in a 350F (180C) oven for 35 to 45 minutes or until nicely browned.