Apple-Cranberry Dressing

From Food Network Kitchens How To Boil Water, Meredith, 2006

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (4)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
1 hr 20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
8 to 10 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 1 hr 20 min
Total:: 1 hr 40 min

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Ingredients

6 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more for the pan
1 pound sliced country white sandwich bread
1 large cooking apple, such as Gravenstein, or Golden Delicious
1 medium onion
2 ribs celery with leaves
1/2 cup dried apricots
Handful fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
1/4 cup dried cranberries
2 to 3 sprigs fresh thyme
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Pinch fennel seeds, optional
3 cups chicken broth (about 1 1/2 small cans)
1 large egg
2 tablespoons turkey or chicken pan drippings or melted butter

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Butter a shallow 3-quart casserole.

Cut or tear bread into bite-size pieces. Lay bread pieces in a single layer on 1 or 2 baking sheets. Bake until slightly dry and crisp, about 15 to 20 minutes. Cool.

Peel, core, and coarsely chop the apple. Coarsely chop the onion, celery, and apricots. Chop the parsley.

Melt the 6 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the apple, onion, celery, apricots, cranberries, thyme, salt, and fennel seeds; cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the broth and parsley and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat.

Beat the egg in a large bowl. Add the toasted bread and the onion and fruit mixture; toss until evenly moistened. Loosely pack the dressing into the prepared pan. Bake, uncovered, until the top is crusty, about 40 minutes. Drizzle the pan drippings or melted butter over the top. Cook until the top is crisp and golden, about 20 minutes more.

Tips: Put the dressing in the oven during the last hour of cooking the turkey

Upgrades or Make it your Own:

Cook pork sausage until brown and crispy in the skillet. Remove to a plate and cook vegetables and fruit in the residual fat. Stir sausage into stuffing just before baking.

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Comments & Reviews

recipe Apple-Cranberry Dressing
A Vienna, VA 11-28-2008
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A Thanksgiving Hit!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this recipe for Thanksgiving last night, and it was a big hit! I left out the celery, since my husband and I are not... huge cooked celery fans, and it tasted great. The fruit gives it a good flavor, and I definitely recommend melting butter and putting it on top about 10 min before it's done. Could have done with a little more herbs, but for the most part everyone thought it was very flavorful and a good side dish. It reheated ok today for lunch too!Read more
recipe Apple-Cranberry Dressing
Joan Geneva, IL 01-01-2008
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Great fast side dish
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

I made this instead of potatoes one night but used ready-made, seasoned stuffing and we loved it!I added some fresh thyme... which was wonderfulRead more
recipe Apple-Cranberry Dressing
Melissa Antioch, TN 11-23-2007
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Good stuff
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Very good! Next time I will use store bought bread/stuffing mix instead of going through the trouble of toasting the white... bread. Also, I used hot sausage but would probably use sage sausage on the next try.Read more
recipe Apple-Cranberry Dressing
Brandy Kennesaw, GA 11-23-2007
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good but needs something
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

This was the first time I made homemade stuffing. I thought it turned out good, but if I use this recipe again I'll... experiment with either buttering or seasoning the white bread before toasting in the oven, or possibly bake a loaf of herb bread to use.Read more