What are some good flavorings for poultry stuffing, other than sage and savory?

I would like to make it from scratch, not a mix.


I will be baking it in a glass casserole dish, instead of in the chicken.

What are some good flavorings for poultry stuffing, other than sage and savory?
I had a gorgeous stuffing made largely from barley in a resturant in Scotland - don't know what else went into it, but maybe there's a website for old-fashioned Scottish recipes; it was memorable beyond words.





Chestnuts work well as a basis, and so does sausagement; there's a Persian stuffing most often used with lamb that's based on rice with chopped apricots, onions, cumin, and I'd be happy to experiment with that also.





By the way, if you're cooking the chicken separately, a tip I picked up ages ago was to stick an apple and an onion in its cavity and start to cook it breast-down, so that the juices run through and keep it moist (this is really good with turkey, which is usually very dry) and then turn it upside down to crisp up the breast skin for the last 20 minutes or so.





Good luck.
Reply:I love fruit stuffing the best. One of my favorites is apple-orange stuffing.





2 tablespoons butter, melted


10 - 12 slices bread


1 Granny Smith apple


1 tablespoons orange peel (I grate my own fresh)


1 tablespoon poultry seasoning





Tear bread into chunks. Add butter, chopped apple, orange peel and seasoning. Mix together. Add milk to moisten. Bake 45 to 60 minutes at 350 degrees.
Reply:Basic Chicken Stuffing





Turn oven on to 350F.





INGREDIENTS:


6 slices of bread cubed


1 cup chopped apples


1/2 cup chopped onion


1/2 cup chopped celery


2 bay leaves


1/2 tablespoon thyme


1/2 tablespoon sage


1 Cup of chicken broth


Salt %26amp; Pepper to taste


1/2 cup egg beaters





PREPARATION:


Mix apples, onion, celery, bay leaves, thyme, bread cubes, and sage together in a bowl, add chicken broth and egg beaters. Mix thoroughly. Place mixture in greased oven proof dish. Cook for 30 minutes in a preheated 350F oven. Be sure stuffing reaches 165F. Cook to your liking, some people like it softer than others.
Reply:Dried cranberries, diced apples and sage are a great combination and give the stuffing such a great flavor.
Reply:Mint leaves


marjoram


or if you want something really different, try some curry
Reply:you should try some garlic salt before you completely cook it on top of the stuffing





it will give it some good flavor