Cornbread Stuffing with Sweet Italian Sausage and Dried Cherries Recipe

Ingredients

• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, more for greasing casserole dish
• 2 medium yellow onions, chopped
• 2 large celery ribs, chopped
• 1 lb ground sweet Italian sausage, casing removed
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup dried cherries
• 3 tablespoons minced fresh thyme
• 3 1/2 cups homemade or less-sodium chicken broth, more if stuffing is dry
• 13 cups cubed cornbread, at least one day old or toasted and cooled (see headnote in recipe below)
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon salt, more to taste
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, more to taste
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 2/3 cups whole milk
• 2 cups yellow stone-ground cornmeal
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus more for greasing the casserole dish
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