Cornbread Pecan Dressing

12 tablespoons butter (1 1/2 sticks) 2 cups finely-chopped yellow onions 3 tart apples , cored and chunked, but not peeled (Jonathan, Winesap or Granny Smith)[...]

4 tablespoons unsalted butter 3 cups cornmeal 2 teaspoons cream of tartar 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 3 cups low-fat milk 4 large eggs 9 ounces[...]

1 (16 ounce) package ground pork sausage 1 large onion , chopped 2 large celery ribs , chopped 2 lbs pepperidge farms cornbread stuffing mix 1 1/2 cups[...]

add to shopping list 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter plus more for baking dish 1 pound day-old cornbread, broken into 1 1/2"-2" pieces (9 cups) 1 pound[...]