Sourdough Stuffing Recipe

Learn how to make the most delicious sourdough stuffing recipe from scratch. Homemade bread is toasted with butter, then combined with sautéed vegetables, herbs, and broth to create this comforting, good-for-you, side dish for your holiday table.

Today I’m going to share with you my favorite thanksgiving stuffing recipe.

If you are new here, we recently welcomed our newest baby, Daniel (you can find the whole birth story here). So if you watch the YouTube tutorial below on how to make this dish, you will see sweet little Daniel snuggled up in my wrap.

That is how I get anything done, or any food cooked during these newborn days. My babies are happy as a clam, all wrapped up and snuggling me, and I get to have my hands free to feed the rest of my family!

Back to the recipe: it is so delicious. This sourdough stuffing makes me want to eat Thanksgiving and holiday food all year round.

Really, though, it is just darn good farm food.

Why keep certain foods just for the holidays? Yes, this is traditionally served as part of thanksgiving dinner, but I propose we change this.

There really isn’t much better than sourdough bread toasted with butter, fresh herbs, and veggies, is there?

It’s also a great way to use up day-old bread. Rarely does bread last longer than a day around here, but if it does, I know what I’m going to do with it. Side note: I usually use fresh bread; either works.

Tips:

• If you do not have fresh herbs, you could also use dried. Just use about a teaspoon of each.
• Some people like to make a sourdough sausage stuffing with mild Italian sausage, this is always an option. 
• You can make this classic recipe ahead of time and then keep it stored in the fridge and reheat it in the oven come thanksgiving.
• Make this dairy free (and vegan) by substituting butter for olive oil.

FAQ:

Why sourdough?

Sourdough is a way to ferment grains to make them more digestible and more nutritious.

Fermentation makes the nutrients naturally found in grains more bio-available for your body to absorb. Many people who can’t tolerate gluten can tolerate sourdough, especially if it is long fermented for 24-48 hours. (source).

Can you make this sourdough stuffing recipe vegetarian?

Yes. Use vegetable broth rather than chicken broth, and it is vegetarian. It would be difficult to make this vegan, however, because of the eggs and butter in this recipe. They add so much flavor, and the eggs are used as a binder to help thicken the stuffing and add some moisture.

What is the best bread to use for stuffing?

I like using my homemade whole wheat sourdough bread (link below), but you could use your own favorite sourdough bread recipe. You could also buy a loaf of sourdough from a local bakery, just make sure that what you are buying is the real deal.

Fresh bread or day-old bread will work.

How do you dry out bread for stuffing?

Just bake cubed bread tossed in melted butter, and placed on a baking dish in the oven at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes

Should you use stale bread for stuffing?

You can use stale bread, but dry bread works better and faster than waiting for bread to get stale.

Why do you toast bread for stuffing?

This helps the bread dry out so the stuffing mixture can absorb lots of flavor and seasonings without getting super mushy.

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Tools you may need:

• Large mixing bowl
• Cast iron skillet or regular large skillet
• Baking pan or casserole dish
• Measuring spoons
• Wooden Spoon
• Knife
• Cutting board

Ingredients:

Homemade sourdough bread – You could also use store-bought. Check out our family favorite whole wheat recipe.

Butter – Unsalted butter adds so much flavor to this dish. There is nothing like vegetables sautéed in butter, or crusty bread with butter. Use butter from grass-fed cows whenever possible.

Celery and onion – Adds a delicious, savory flavor and a little crunch.

Fresh herbs – Fresh sage leaves and thyme are the classic herbs used for stuffing. You could also use dried herbs if fresh isn’t available.

Salt and pepper

Unsalted Broth – homemade bone broth is simple and super healthy. Substitute vegetable broth if you’re looking to make this recipe vegetarian. You could also use chicken stock, or turkey broth. I use unsalted broth since I make it at home, this allows me to control the amount of salt added to the dish. If you use a store-bought broth you may want to add less salt than what the recipe calls for.

Eggs – Use pastured eggs whenever possible.

How To Make Sourdough Stuffing: 

Prepare and bake homemade sourdough bread,
 if making from scratch.

Preheat the oven to 350 F.

Add half of the butter to a baking dish (or cast iron skillet) and place in the oven to melt.

Cut the crusty sourdough bread into 1-inch cubes.

Take out the baking dish from the oven and toss the melted butter with the bread.

Bake for 20 minutes, stirring halfway in between so the bread cubes don’t get burnt, but rather get nice and toasty.

Dice onions and celery.

Sauté onions and celery over medium heat in a skillet with the remaining butter until they are a little soft, around 5-10 minutes.

Add salt and pepper.

Pull the toasted bread out of the oven.

In a large bowl, add bone broth and eggs and whisk together.

Add the vegetable mixture and herbs to the broth mixture and mix well.

Pour the broth and vegetable mixture over the toasted bread and let it sit for 10 minutes to allow bread to soak up the eggs and broth.

Bake for 25-30 minutes, until it starts to turn golden brown.

Storage: 

Store leftover stuffing in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3-4 days or freeze for up to two months. Thaw in the fridge and bake to reheat.

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