Festive Fruit & Hazelnut Stuffing

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325⁰F.

2. To dry out bread, place on a large baking sheet and bake for 15 min, stirring once.

3. Butter a 10-inch casserole dish.

4. In a large bowl, whisk eggs with milk. Add bread and stir. Meanwhile, in a large frying pan, melt butter over medium heat. Cook onions with celery until tender, for about 3 min.

5. Stir in fruit, hazelnuts, parsley, thyme, salt and pepper. Add to bread mixture; stir to combine. Pour into prepared dish.

6. Bake about 45 min or until puffed and hot in centre.

Cooking tip: Use day-old bread, if you can. It’s even better.