All Purpose Bread Stuffing

Total Time: 4 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 loaf dry bread, torn or cut into small pieces
• 2 tablespoons ground sage
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 cups chopped celery
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 dozen well beaten egg
• 3 cups water
• 1 tablespoon chicken soup base, see note

Recipe

• 1 note: chicken soup base is a concentrated paste purchased in the grocery store which is very rich in flavor.
• 2 if you cannot find it in your store substitute with 3 chicken bouillion cubes and 2 tablespoons of cooking oil which will give you a reasonable substitution.
• 3 combine all ingredients making sure that everything is blended.
• 4 avoid overmixing so that bread doesn't get too mushy.
• 5 stuff and bake according to favorite method.
• 6 i love using the popular baking bags since it is so easy and gives a wonderfully moist product at the end.
• 7 note** servings are approximate-- it easily serves 12-15 people with some left-overs.
• 8 time depends on method used-- i put down 3 1/2 hours since that is the average time if inside a 20 pound turkey in a baking bag.