Challah Chestnut Stuffing | Food Stuff

Ingredients

• 1 cup pre-shelled roasted chestnuts or 3/4 lb. chestnuts in shell
• 1/4 cup schmaltz or margarine, divided (if you're not keeping kosher, feel free to use butter)
• 1/2 lb. (8 oz.) sliced white mushrooms
• 1 onion, minced
• 2 cups celery, diced including leaves
• 1 cup carrots, diced small
• 1/2 cup curly leaf parsley, minced
• 2 tbsp fresh sage, minced
• 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves, minced
• 1 tsp fresh marjoram, minced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 qt. (4 cups) chicken or vegetable broth
• 1 medium loaf of dairy-free challah bread, cubed (about 10 cups of cubes)
• 4 eggs, beaten