Creole Bread Dressing Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F Grease a 10x15-inch baking dish or two 9-inch square baking dishes with the butter.
• Combine the chicken stock, cream, milk, eggs and 1 tablespoons Essence in a large bowl and whisk to blend. Add the dried cornbread and stir to mix, breaking up the pieces with a wooden spoon. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, heat a large skillet or medium pot over high heat. Add the andouille and cook until browned, about 5 minutes.
• Add the vegetable oil and reduce the heat to medium high. Add the onions, celery, bell peppers, remaining 2 teaspoons Essence, the salt, black pepper, and cayenne; stir to mix.
• Cook the vegetables, stirring occasionally, until very soft and golden, about 15 minutes. Add the garlic and thyme; cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Remove from the heat and add to the cornbread mixture. Stir to mix well.
• Pour into the prepared baking dish(es) and bake until golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes.
• Remove from the oven. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Butter a 13x9-inch pan.
• Combine the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, and sugar, and mix well.
• Whisk together 5 eggs, 6 tablespoons melted butter, and buttermilk. Add wet to dry ingredients, mixing just until incorporated. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until top is browned and a toothpick comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Allow to cool completely.
• To Make Stuffing: In a small bowl, combine the 2 tablespoons salt with the white pepper, black pepper, cayenne pepper, onion powder, oregano, thyme, basil, and bay leaves.
• In another bowl, combine the minced onions, green onions, parsley, red or green peppers, chili peppers, and garlic.
• Melt 1 cup butter in a large frying pan. Add the spices and cook for a few minutes. Add the vegetables and cook about 5 minutes. Do not allow the vegetables to brown. Add the stock and Tabasco. Stir and cook 5 minutes more. Crumble the cornbread into the skillet and mix; remove pan from heat.
• Whisk 7 eggs and evaporated milk; pour into stuffing mixture. Return to low heat and cook, stirring, for about 2 minutes. Remove the bay leaves. Place stuffing in a bowl; cool before stuffing turkey.

Steps:

• For the salad:
• Place half the fried okra in a large bowl and add the romaine, corn, corn bread, tomatoes, cucumber, and onion. Add the dressing and toss until well coated.
• Divide the salad among six serving plates and top evenly with the remaining okra. Serve immediately.
• For the Creole Caesar dressing:
• In a small saucepan, combine the oil, garlic, and onion. Cook over low heat until the garlic and onion are golden and tender, about 15 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the garlic and onion to a food processor; reserve the oil.
• Add the vinegar, bell pepper, celery, sugar, cayenne, mayonnaise, Parmesan, and a pinch each of salt and black pepper to the food processor. Pulse until smooth. With the machine running, add the oil in a thin stream and process until emulsified. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Use immediately or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

Steps:

• Chop chicken livers and cook in boiling water until tender; drain and set aside.
• Drain the oysters and reserve the liquid; chop oysters coarsely.
• Pour oyster liquid over bread; set aside.
• In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat; add in green onions and the next 4 ingredients; cook and stir constantly until vegetables are tender.
• Add in chopped chicken livers, oysters, bread mixture, beef, and the remaining ingredients; lower heat and simmer for about 15 minutes.
• Spoon mixture into a 13x9 inch baking dish.
• Bake in a 350° oven for 30 minutes or until thoroughly heated.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Finely crumble cornbread into a large bowl.
• Combine salt, peppers, onion powder, oregano, thyme, basil, bay leaves in a small bowl.
• Melt butter in a large skillet. Add onions, bell pepper, jalepeno pepper, and garlic. Saute until soft. Do not brown.
• Add parsley and spices to skillet for a minute.
• Add vegetables and spices to the bowl with cornbread.
• Put broth in a large pot & bring to a boil.
• Add hot broth, one cup at time, to cornbread mixture in bowl. Mixture should be somewhat soupy.
• Mix egg & evaporate milk together. Add to cornbread mixture.
• Grease a 9 x 13 pan. Pour dressing into pan. Cook at 375 degrees for 35 - 45 minutes until bubbly all through.

Steps:

• Mix together the warm water, yeast, 2 teaspoons of sugar, and 2 TABLESPOONS of flour in a small bowl and set aside for 10 minutes. (Unusual to put flour into proofing.).
• Warm milk, oil, 2 tablespoons of sugar, and salt in the microwave for about 20 seconds-stir together and set aside. Don't let the mixture boil, you just want to heat it up a bit.
• Sift 5 cups of flour into a large bowl.
• Once the milk mixture has cooled enough that you can comfortably stick a finger in it, mix it into the yeast.
• Add all wet ingredients to the flour.
• Mix with a wooden spoon until a dough forms. If sticky, add flour until you have a dough that you can knead.
• Dust your counter with flour and knead the dough until smooth, about 5-8 minutes. If the dough becomes sticky as you knead just sprinkle with flour as required. You may have to add up to a cup of flour at this stage depending on the humidity of your kitchen.
• Put in greased bowl, cover with a damp cloth and let rise until double in size.
• Punch down and knead for two or three minutes.
• Make into two large or six small round balls.
• Place on a greased pan-let rise again, bake at 400 F/205 C for 30-35 minutes until the tops brown and the bottom of a loaf, when tapped, sounds hollow.