Ingredients

  • 5 tablespoons butter
  • 1 cup dried porcini mushrooms or 1 cup morel
  • 1 cup calvados or 1 cup cognac
  • 3 onions, thinly sliced
  • salt and black pepper
  • 10 -12 cups torn sourdough bread (1 large loaf)
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped parsley
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh rosemary
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped sage
  • 1 cup applesauce
  • 3/8 cup raisins or 3/8 cup dried cherries
  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts or 1/2 cup pecans
  • 1 -2 cup vegetable stock

Method

  • Heat oven to 375 degrees, and butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
  • Soak mushrooms in 2 cups warm water about 30 minutes.
  • Drain, reserving liquid.
  • Thickly slice mushrooms.
  • Meanwhile simmer Calvados in a saucepan until reduced to about 5 ounces.
  • Melt remaining butter in large pan, add onions, and saute until transparent.
  • Sprinkle with salt if onions are browning too fast.
  • Add sliced mushrooms, and saute 2 minutes.
  • Add bread, mushroom liquid, chopped parsley, rosemary and sage.
  • Stir in reduced Calvados, applesauce, raisins, nuts and enough stock so mixture is moist but not wet.
  • Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Turn into buttered baking dish.
  • Bake 45 minutes to 1 hour, until firm and crusty.