My Southern Pineapple Dressing

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 3 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 2 (20 ounce) cans crushed pineapple, drained well
• 1 cup dried cranberries, craisins
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 22 slices de-crusted bread, torn into pieces

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl, cream butter, sugar and vanilla.
• 2 add eggs, milk and pineapple, mix well.
• 3 stir in "craisins" and pecans.
• 4 fold in bread.
• 5 pour into greased 13x9-inch glass baking dish, do not smooth flat--leave tiny peaks.
• 6 bake, uncovered, in 350ºf oven for 35-45 minutes until caramelized and peaks are tinged brown.
• 7 i serve this warm, not hot.
• 8 goes great with turkey, ham, chicken, and lamb as a side dish.
• 9 leftovers even go great re-heated with vanilla or butter pecan ice cream!