Pennsylvania Dutch Potato and Bread Filling

Recipe courtesy of Susan Faurl of Macungie, PA, for FoodTV.com's Stuffing Cook-Off Competition

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In Pennsylvania Dutch County, we call it "filling." It is a potato and bread filling. I never measure, so this is what I do.

Ingredients

  • 6 large potatoes, cut in pieces
  • 2 medium onions, chopped
  • 6 stalks celery, chopped small
  • Enough vegetable oil for saute
  • 8-10 pieces of old bread, broken into bite-size pieces
  • 1/4 to 1/2 cup milk
  • 4 raw eggs, beaten
  • Salt and pepper
  • 4-5 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped fine
  • 1-2 tablespoons poultry seasoning
  • Stock from the giblets and neck
  • 1/2 stick of butter, cut into pieces

Directions

Boil potatoes in salted water. Saute onion and celery in oil. Add salt and pepper to taste. Boil the giblets and neck in salted water to make stock.

Moisten bread with milk. Smash the potatoes in a large bowl. (I use a small roasting pan, and then I roast the filling right in it.) Add all other ingredients including all spices and oil from saute. When adding the eggs, add a little of the hot mixture to the eggs first and beat well, so as to not scramble them when they go into the whole mix.

Mix thoroughly. If it needs more moisture, add the stock, a little at a time. Taste to make sure enough spices are added. Add more salt and pepper and poultry seasoning, if needed.

Bake at 350 degrees in a greased casserole dish or roasting pan until very hot and browned, usually one hour. Dot the top with pats of butter before putting into oven.

I know some people chop the giblets and add to the filling, but I don't.

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  • on November 03, 2010

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    I'm PA Dutch the recipe is missing brown butter. You don't add milk to the bread. Melt 1 stick of butter in a 12" fry pan, when butter is melted add bread & fry till golden brown. Add to potatoes with two whole eggs mix pour in 13x9 pan, bake for 1 hour at 350. serve & enjoy.

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  • on February 03, 2009

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    I couldn't care less about the origins of this recipe or whether the ingredients are truly traditional...it's ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS. I don't use giblets, just broth, nor do I use poultry seasoning (I only like Bell's & can't get it in SC... but this potato filling is a huge treat. HIGHLY recommended.

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  • on November 28, 2006

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    I've been making a similar recipe for
    40 years and even though I no longer have holiday dinners in my home, I'm still always asked to make the stuffing.

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