Oyster Dressing To Die For

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup self-rising cornmeal
• 1/2 cup self-rising flour
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 7 slices bread, dried in oven
• 2 cups broken up saltine crackers
• 2 cups chopped celery
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 8 tablespoons butter
• 7 cups chicken stock
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried sage
• 1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
• 5 eggs, beaten
• 2 pints oysters, drained

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f to make cornbread, combine first 5 ingredients and pour into a greased shallow baking dish. bake for 20-25 minutes. remove from oven and cool.
• 2 to make dressing, crumble dried bread slices, cornbread, and crackers. mix together and set aside.
• 3 sauté chopped celery and onion in butter until transparent, approximately 5-10 minutes. pour over corn bread mixture. add stock, mix well and add salt, pepper, sage, and poultry seasoning. add beaten eggs and mix well. add oysters and mix.
• 4 pour into a greased pan. bake for about 45 minutes.