LAURA BUSH'S CORNBREAD DRESSING

Laura Bush's Cornbread Dressing image

Provided by The New York Times

Time 1h15m

Yield 12 to 14 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1/2 cup oil
2 cups stone-ground cornmeal
2 cups flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
4 teaspoons sugar
Salt to taste
2 eggs, beaten
2 cups whole milk or 1 cup milk and 1 cup water
3 cups chopped onion
3 cups chopped celery
1/2 pound unsalted butter (16 tablespoons)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 to 1 cup fresh sage, chopped
Salt and ground black pepper to taste
3 cups turkey stock

Steps:

To make the cornbread, heat oven to 450 degrees. Heat oil in 9-by-13-inch metal baking pan in oven until very hot. Mix cornmeal, flour, baking powder, sugar and salt in bowl. Stir in beaten eggs and milk; then pour hot oil into batter, and mix. Pour into pan, and bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden.
To make the dressing, reduce oven temperature to 350. Crumble cornbread. Sauté onion and celery in 12 tablespoons butter and the olive oil until soft. In a bowl, mix with cornbread, sage, salt and pepper, and place in a 9-by-12-inch glass baking dish.
Melt remaining 4 tablespoons butter, and drizzle over cornbread. Spoon turkey stock over cornbread. (Dish can be prepared a day or two in advance up to this point. Refrigerate, then bring to room temperature before baking.) Cover with foil, and bake 20 minutes; remove foil, and bake another 10 minutes, until brown. If dressing seems too dry, drizzle with more stock and butter.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 417, UnsaturatedFat 14 grams, Carbohydrate 41 grams, Fat 26 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 8 grams, SaturatedFat 11 grams, Sodium 549 milligrams, Sugar 6 grams, TransFat 1 gram