Home made stuffing

[Buka12]

My little boy (22 years old) loves stuffing, but can not eat store bought stuffing because of Milk ingredients in the bread. There are some breads that he can eat, so I thought to buy this bread and make home made stuffing (like my mom use to make :) ). Do you have any good recipe that I can use?? J.

[debbie]

Referred to as "dairy-free comfort cuisine" .. this one sounds really good .. http://dairyfreecooking.about.com/od/sidedishes/r/stuffing.htm

Makes one 9" x 13" casserole.

Basic Stuffing

* 2 loaves dry whole grain bread, cut into 1” cubes
* 2 T. olive oil
* 1 ½ cups finely chopped onion
* 3 celery stalks, finely chopped
* 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
* 1 large garlic clove, finely chopped
* 2 cups turkey broth, chicken broth or vegetable broth
* 1 ½ t. rubbed sage
* 1 t. dried thyme
* Salt and pepper, to taste
* 2 T. dairy-free soy margarine, cut into small pieces

Preparation:

1. Preheat the oven to 325 F. Lightly oil a 9” x 13” casserole dish or two shallow gratin dishes. Place the cubed bread into a medium-sized mixing bowl and set aside.

2. In a heavy-bottomed skillet over medium heat, heat the olive oil, adding the onion, celery and garlic once hot. Cook, stirring frequently, until the onion is translucent and fragrant. Remove from heat.

3. Mix the eggs, broth and seasonings into the bread cubes until the mixture is moist, adding additional broth or water if necessary. (Note: mixture should not be mushy.) Add the onion mixture, stirring until the vegetables are evenly distributed.

4. Press the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Dot the top with the pieces of soy margarine. Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, remove the foil and bake for 30 to 40 minutes more, or until mixture is browned. Serve warm.

[BillD]

If you want to stuff a turkey, use the bread you need (1 loaf), a stalk or 2 of celery finely minced, 3 to 7 cloves of garlic, one or 2 onions finely minced, about 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of crushed chilis, and 1 pack (500grams?) of sausage meat, along with 2Tbsp of poultry seasoning. You can tear the bread, but I usually cut it into cubes with a knife, and include the crust. Mix together in large bowl and stuff into turkey. It is the best part of the meal.

[Kath_Kw]

Make sure you use LOTS of poultry seasoning.

[Buka12]

Great recipe, going to try it. thank you very much, someone is going to enjoy his stuffing this holiday.

[BillD]

If the bread is really fresh I let it sit for a while to dry out a bit.

[Buka12]

Yes, the bread should be a day old (or two)

[Mouse]

debbie, I don't see raisins or almonds in there??

[Lesley]

Must have sausage. The white rolls of maple leaf pork sausage, cook it well, drain it a bit, crumble it and mix it with your bread. Lots of sage and savoury as well.

[debbie]

debbie, I don't see raisins or almonds in there??

yum .. they would be a nice option. Both. :)

[ctcgirl]

I just cut my bread, season it with pepper salt garlic salt and poultry seasoning cube up some celery and onion and put about 1/2 cup to 1 cup of water and pour all over it and start squishing the hell out of it into kind of a ball and shove it into where the sun doesn't shine and when it comes out it is nice and moist I have never had a unsatisified customer yet...maybe that is because if they complain I will tell them to do the cooking...

[SPARKY]

My little boy (22 years old) loves stuffing, but can not eat store bought stuffing because of Milk ingredients in the bread. There are some breads that he can eat, so I thought to buy this bread and make home made stuffing (like my mom use to make :) ). Do you have any good recipe that I can use?? J.

Lactose Intolerance, or a milk allergy ? Lactose Intolerance can be treated with an over-the-counter medication.

[Buka12]

My son got a very bad Lactose intolerance that no over the counter medication will help. he is taking b-12 shots (because the pills - any pills - got milk powder in it). his body can not absorb calcium any more and there is a danger of weak bones when he will get older (gives me some sleepless nights worried about him), he will be going to a specialist in December, why his body can not absorb any lactose, I really don't know. it is a long story.

But, I'm going to do the stuffing above tomorrow.

[justabitcrazee]

My mom used to use bread that had sat out for like a bit, so that it crusts up a little, just so it doesn't go all mushy.
But celery, pepper, seasonings...
Everything is good. It's stuffing.

EDIT - apparently I should have read this whole post.

[Lesley]

You could make a dairy free homemade bread or check at a bakery, lots of breads don't have dairy products in them. If I recall a true french bread is dairy free.

You may find that you can use soy, rice or almond milks in your baking as well. I'm not lactose intolerant but I find too much dairy makes me break out so I limit my dairy to cheese and yogurt and use soy or rice milk for everything else. It's pretty good once you get used to it.

There are non dairy sources of calcium, I take an oyster shell calcium supplement with vitamin D. The D helps the body better absorb calcium. Your son may be low on D because he can't drink milk - milk is fortified with vitamin D. We also get it from sun exposure but few of us get enough sun these days because of the skin cancer risk.

I would look for a good compounding pharmacist. They specialize in making custom medications, you can probably find what you need there.

Earlier in this thread I mentioned sausage for stuffing. Below is my recipe, I don't measure so I can't give specific amounts. This was passed down from my paternal grandmother and apparently her mother brought it from Europe when she came to Canada.

The day before cut a large baguette into small cubes, place the cubes in a large bowl and leave on the counter uncovered overnight. You can also use white bread, whole wheat bread, a blend of white and raisin breads.

1 roll maple leaf sausage
1 medium onion
3 large stalks of celery

In a large pot cook the sausage, breaking it up. Chop the onion and celery, add to the sausage and cook until tender.

Add the bread to the pot, stirring well. Yes you leave the fat in, it's stuffing, it's not supposed to be healthy.

Add, to taste, the following

summer savoury
ground sage
freshly ground black pepper
salt

Mix well, taste and add more seasoning as required. I have a heavy hand with the sage and savory.

At this point you can stuff your turkey or you can cook the stuffing on the side but if you do that you will need to add a bit of chicken or turkey stock to it or it will be too dry. If I'm cooking it on the side I wrap it snugly in parchment paper and then I wrap that in foil and put it in the oven about 30 minutes before the turkey is due to come out.

Most recipes suggest loosely packing the stuffing in the turkey. Bah, pack it in there tight. Trust me, it's better this way.

This year I went crazy and added a generous handful of craisins to the stuffing. The jury is still out on that, I'm not serving it until Sunday evening. You can make a large batch of this and freeze it for the next turkey - I've done it several times and it works well.

[Mouse]

My son got a very bad Lactose intolerance that no over the counter medication will help. he is taking b-12 shots (because the pills - any pills - got milk powder in it). his body can not absorb calcium any more and there is a danger of weak bones when he will get older (gives me some sleepless nights worried about him), he will be going to a specialist in December, why his body can not absorb any lactose, I really don't know. it is a long story.

But, I'm going to do the stuffing above tomorrow.

Substitute goats milk in all your recipes. Lactose-free. Don't know if it has calcium in it. Too sleepy to Google. ;)

[dutchdude]

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There are non dairy sources of calcium, I take an oyster shell calcium supplement with vitamin D. The D helps the body better absorb calcium. Your son may be low on D because he can't drink milk - milk is fortified with vitamin D. We also get it from sun exposure but few of us get enough sun these days because of the skin cancer risk.

I would look for a good compounding pharmacist. They specialize in making custom medications, you can probably find what you need there.


Back in the old days I thought Cod Liver Oil was the thing to take for vitamin D ... I know it taste very bad but it helps , maybe try the capsules

[Buka12]

The Ace bread from Lablows's is o.k. so I'm using this bread. do you know you got milk in Soya sauce? mayo? any kind of pills? I appreciate your advice, but trust me, he got the worse case, no milk goat, goat cheese in store do have milk.

I got couple of minutes before he comes back to do some more work (university student), I want to wish all of you a great Thanks giving. Judy

[Lesley]

The Ace bread from Lablows's is o.k. so I'm using this bread. do you know you got milk in Soya sauce? mayo? any kind of pills? I appreciate your advice, but trust me, he got the worse case, no milk goat, goat cheese in store do have milk.

I got couple of minutes before he comes back to do some more work (university student), I want to wish all of you a great Thanks giving. Judy

That's why I suggested a compounding pharmacist, they can custom make pills with no dairy ingredients as fillers - as long as they can get the main ingredients - calcium and vitamin D - without dairy. It's pricy but I suspect it can be done. My cousin's daughter has Celiac disease, gluten is toxic for her and there's gluten in a lot of things you'd never suspect. I know all her vitamins are custom made to be gluten free.

Hope you had a great day!

[Buka12]

I never knew that, thanks for telling me, I'll ask my friend she is a pharmacist.