CORNBREAD DRESSING OKLAHOMA STYLE

Steps:

• Let bacon grease get hot in baking pan while making cornbread mixture and oven is heating.
• Sift together flour, cornmeal,baking powder and salt.
• Add two eggs, milk and oil or melted shortening.
• Beat until just smooth-do not overbeat.
• Turn into hot greased 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Bake in a 425: oven for 20-25 minutes.
• Remove from oven and crumble into pieces into a roasting pan.
• Lay white bread on top.
• Leave uncovered drying for 2 days to a week.
• Cornbread and white bread can be dried in warm oven if your limited on time,but results aren't as good.
• Boil three of the eggs and dice.
• Crumble sausage in fry pan with butter or margarine, add onion and celery and cook until sausage isn't pink and celery is slightly tender.
• Make sure cornbread and bread are crumbled into small pieces and add sausage mixture without draining fat.
• Add diced boiled eggs,sage,poultry seasoning.
• Add four beaten eggs,chicken broth and water.
• Stir well.
• I use my hands to make sure it is mixed well.
• Taste and add salt and pepper as desired.
• Bake at 400 until top is slightly brown usually about an hour.
• Do not over cook-- if you like it moist water can be added while cooking.
• YUMMMMM.