Apple Pecan Stuffing

Unsalted butter or margarine
⅔ cups diced onion
⅔ cups diced celery
3 cups diced day-old bread
3 cups diced apples
1 teaspoon sea salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
⅛ teaspoon ground sage
⅛ teaspoon ground marjoram
⅛ teaspoon ground thyme
½ teaspoon dried parsley flakes
½ cup Pecan Valley Pecan Pieces
½ cup water

1. Melt ¼ cup butter in skillet. Add onion and celery and cook until tender. Add to bread.
2. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in skillet. Stir in apples. Cook until golden.
3. Add apples to bread mixture. Mix in sea salt, pepper, sage, marjoram, thyme, parsley and pecans. Add water and mix thoroughly.

Makes enough for 10-pounds turkey