best turkey stuffing recipe for xmas?

[Xanthipi]

I know this is dumbest thing ever. . .it's so far before xmas. . .but can you recommend a good stuffing recipe?

A nigella one would be great b/c i have nearly all of her books (just not the baking one)

Also: can they be made ahead of time and frozen? if so, does that change the flavour?

packet of paxo
Dollup of butter

Splash of boiling water ...

We do a fab one,= which is actually for goose, but is divine.

Cranberries and forced meat IIRC,

For the spiced cranberry and apple stuffing:

9 oz (250 g) cranberries

1½ lb (700 g) Bramley apples, cored and cut into ½ inch (1 cm) chunks, skin on

2 oz (50 g) caster sugar

2 oz (50 g) fresh breadcrumbs

1 large onion, peeled and chopped

1/8 level teaspoon ground cloves or 8 whole cloves, crushed

¼ level teaspoon ground mace

2 tablespoons port

salt and freshly milled black pepper

This looks amazing.

What does "forced meat" mean. I don't see any meat in the recipe (which is great, really).

And you think it's OK for turkey?

1/2 lb sausagemeat
1 x pack of chestnuts chopped
1 x onion chopped
6 slices of bread made into breadcrumbs
teeny tiny splosh of stock
1 x egg

mix well and stuff turkey neck. Top tip - when the bird is cooked remove from the oven and rest the meat before ripping off the skin with the stuffing in and devouring before anyone sees

Forced meat is saussage meat...

Would it be very rude of me to say "get a life"?

Trust you to be on here, Bree!

yep, you can mkae ahead and freeze

i do one with chestnut puree and apple - yum!

Furball's recipe + when you fry chopped chestnuts and shallots add a dollop of brandy and reduce.
Then mix with meat/breadcrumbs/egg

Furball, I think I use your butternut squash risotto recipe which you posted on here I think in 2001 or 2002!

thanks for the extra ideas. .

Question for Bree, in case I use your recipe:

where/how does the sausage meat figure into the recipe? (I've never made stuffing, so I'm sorry if that's a silly question.)