3 holiday apricot bread Recipes

day-old sourdough or country-style bread (about 24 oz), cut into 3/4 cubes (you can leave the crust on if you like - we did), butter, leeks, thinly sliced, celery stalks, with leaves, diced, garlic cloves, roughly chopped (do not use garlic powder as it will scorch), dried cranberries, diced dried apricots, chopped pecans or walnuts, poultry seasoning, rosemary, thyme, fennel seed, white wine, kosher salt, ground pepper, chopped fresh parsley, eggs, lightly beaten, low-sodium chicken broth

brie cheese, caramel ice cream topping, sweetened dried cranberries, dried apricots, chopped, chopped pecans, crusty french bread, sliced, toasted and buttered