Apple Cranberry Stuffing

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Ingredients

2 large cooking onions, finely chopped
4 celery stalks, finely diced
2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
4 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
5 tablespoons pure maple syrup
2 medium apples, peeled and finely diced (use Macs, Cortland or your favourite cooking apple)
3 ½ cups whole-wheat or multi grain bread cut into small cubes
2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves, chopped or 1 ½ to 2 teaspoons dried thyme
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

In a large pan, sauté onion, celery and cranberries in butter and olive oil. Cook until cranberries are soft and starting to break down. Add remaining ingredients and stir well. Add salt and pepper to taste. Remove from heat and let cool. You can stuff the turkey or keep stuffing warm and serve as a side dish to the turkey. Makes 6 to 8 servings. Note: This recipe doubles easily but you if you are doubling the recipe, then you need to use 2 large pans to cook the stuffing.