Grandma Hunter's Homemade Dressing

Grandma’s Homemade Dressing

2 loaves of white bread, either homemade or “grandma sycamore” brand
1 med to large onion chopped
2 stalks of celery chopped
1 cube butter
2-3 cans chicken broth
2 eggs
Salt
Pepper
Sage


Night before: break bread into small pieces, or Grandpa used to use an electric knife and cube the bread. Mix bread pieces with salt, pepper and 2 tsp of sage to taste. Let sit overnight. (This dries out the bread and allows the flavor to soak in). (Grandma did not use measurements for salt, pepper or sage, so this will rely on your common sense to make sure it has enough of a taste to it)

Next day:
Sauté chopped onion and celery with cube of butter until translucent. Set aside to cool to room temperature.

In separate bowl, mix two eggs really well, add 2 cans of broth, ¼ tsp salt, ½ tsp pepper and 1 Tablespoon of sage. Add cooled onion/celery/butter mixture. Pour half of this over bread; mix in before adding remaining liquid. If the bread mixture is not moist enough you can add a third can of broth OR a can of cream of chicken soup, (which my mom saw Grandma sneak in hers on occasion…it gives a little more moist creaminess, obviously). 

Cook covered at 350 degrees for ½ hour. Take off foil, increase heat to 400 degrees and stir every 5 minutes to give the dressing a final toasting consistency for a total of 15 minutes. (We tend to like our dressing more on the dry side, but just cook it to the consistency you enjoy)