How Do You Make Old Fashioned Southern Cornbread Dressing?
If anything could be more Southern than fried chicken, it’s cornbread dressing. Once passed down from grandmother to mother to daughter, this lovely, old-fashioned tradition is becoming a lost art. What a shame. Real dressing can be intimidating and does take a little trial and error, but the smile on every lucky person you bless with this heavenly dish will make you glad you took the time. How to Make Old-Fashioned Southern Cornbread Dressing Step 1 Decide the day before between using potatoes or bread in the dressing. If using bread, lay out the pieces the night before so they will dry out. Step 2 Prepare the ingredients: Preheat the oven to the temperature stated on the cornbread package instructions. Plop a tablespoon of lard into the skillet, and place the skillet in the oven while the oven heats. Whisk both cornbread mixes together in a mixing bowl according to the instructions on the package, but add four teaspoons of salt and a tablespoon of oil. When the oven has heated and th