Homemade Stuffing Mix

Name: Homemade Stuffing Mix
Yield: Serves 10 to 12 (Makes 12 cups of mix, enough for 2 batches of stuffing)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 (24-ounce) loaf, hearty white sandwich bread, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 8 tablespoons (1 stick), unsalted butter, softened; 1 , onion, chopped fine; 2 , celery ribs, chopped fine; 1/4 cup, finely chopped fresh parsley; 2 , garlic cloves, minced; 1 1/4 teaspoons, dried sage leaves; 1 1/4 teaspoons, dried thyme leaves; 3/4 teaspoon, salt; 3/4 teaspoon, pepper

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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2011

Stuffing mix from a box is predictably bad but convenient. By making our own, could we combine timesaving with tastiness?

SERVES10 to 12 (Makes 12 cups of mix, enough for 2 batches of stuffing)

TIME1¾ hours, plus 35 minutes cooling and up to 2 months freezing

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Half-inch cubes of hearty white bread, toasted until golden brown and frozen for later use, provided a sturdy foundation for our Homemade Stuffing Mix. To create a make-ahead flavor base, we sautéed the vegetables and herbs in butter and th...

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