The day before preparing the recipe, lay out your bread to dry naturally. If you don’t have time, you can put it in the oven at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. You want the bread to be dry, but not hard or crunchy.
Day of Preparation – 30 minutes prep; 1 hour total
Cook the cornbread according to directions.
While the cornbread cooks, chop your onion, celery and parsley. If you’re pressed for time or prefer a smoother dressing you can use the food processor otherwise chop away!
In a large mixing bowl crumble the cornbread (still warm), dried bread, onion, celery and parsley. Then add 1 tsp salt (optional), 1 tsp pepper and sage. Lightly mix. Slice up the 1 stick of butter and place on top of the mixture. Pour the heated chicken broth over the mixture (this will allow the butter to melt into the dressing). Add the two eggs and mix the dressing with your hands.
The dressing should feel moist, but not wet. If it’s dry, add additional chicken broth heated at 1/4 cup at a time. VERY IMPORTANT that it’s moist, not wet (that’s what mom says!). Stuff your turkey. Extra dressing should be put into a cooking dish with the remaining butter sliced and placed on top and cooked at 350 degrees for 45 minutes to an hour.