Gluten Free Stuffing

It's Thanksgiving time and I know several gluten free families that want to stuff a turkey. I am going to make 4 batches of only the dry ingredients (without the butter or chicken broth) and put them in freezer bags for each family. How you mix stuffing is different if you are baking it in a turkey or in the oven, so I have included directions for each option below. This recipe will stuff a large turkey (10-16 lb).

Stuffing

Dry Ingredients
3 1/2 cups GF bread cubes (See below)

3 1/2 cups GF corn bread dry cubes (See below)

3 stalks of celery sliced thinly

~1/2 cup sliced black olives

~1/2 cup diced yellow onion

1 teaspoon rubbed sage

1/2 teaspoon thyme

Salt to taste

Wet Ingredients

For stuffing a turkey:

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted.

1/2 cup chicken broth (turkey broth would work as well)

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter cut into cubes

For baking in a casserole dish or crock-pot:

3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, melted

2 cups broth (chicken, turkey or vegetable broth will work)

Directions

For stuffing a turkey:

Mix melted butter and chicken broth with dry ingredients, the stuffing should be just damp, not soggy.
Stuff the turkey and put the cubes of butter on any stuffing that hangs out of the
turkey and bake in the turkey.

For a casserole dish or crock pot:

Mix melted butter and chicken broth with dry ingredients and put into pan.

In the oven cook ~ 1 hour or until brown on top.

In the crock pot cook on high for ~3 hours.

Another option is cooking a turkey breast or parts with the stuffing in the crock pot.

In this case prepare the stuffing for the crock pot and put the turkey in with it and cook on low ~ 5 hours (depending on how much meat you put in) then turn to high for 1 hour

GF Bread Cubes

I will use the 'Food for Life' brand Brown or White Rice Bread cut into cubes and dried for a few hours in a 200 degree oven but any semi-dry bread will work.

GF Cornbread

Ingredients
1 cup cornmeal

1/2 cup brown rice flour

1/4 cup tapioca starch

1/4 cup sorghum flour

1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum

1/4 cup granulated sugar

3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1 cup milk

1 egg

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

2. Grease 8x8 inch cake pan.

3. Mix dry ingredients in medium mixing bowl.

4. Combine oil, milk and egg in another bowl.

5. Add wet ingredients to dry and stir.

6. Pour batter into pan5. Bake ~ 25 minutes.

7. Cut into cubes and dry on baking sheet in 200 degree oven for 1-2 hours