Bread Stuffing Recipe

By Mark BittmanTotal Time1 hourRating4(1,658)NotesRead community notesMark Bittman writes that this bread stuffing, based on a James Beard recipe, has been a staple on his Thanksgiving table for decades. First you make fresh bread crumbs: just whiz a few cups of slightly stale cubes of decent bread (crust and all, unless it’s super-hard) in a food processor. Keep the crumbs very, very coarse. Cook them with plenty of butter (yes, you can use olive oil) and good seasonings. Baked in a pan, this is delicious, with or without gravy. You could use it to stuff the turkey if you’d like — but once you've tried it cooked on its own, you won't look back.Featured in: To Stuff or Dress the Bird? James Beard Had It CoveredLearn: How to Cook a TurkeyLearn: How to Make Stuffing or to save this recipe.Subscriber benefit: give recipes to anyoneAs a subscriber, you have 10 gift recipes to give each month. Anyone can view them - even nonsubscribers. Learn more.SubscribePrint OptionsInclude recipe photoA...