Apple Honey Challah Stuffing

Ingredients

• 1 loaf challah bread (between 14 oz and 1 lb)
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 onion, diced
• 4 stalks celery, diced
• 3 tart apples, peeled, cored and diced
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 3/4 cup dried cranberries
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
• 6 sage leaves, sliced
• 1 stalk fresh rosemary, leaves removed and chopped
• 3 cups chicken broth
• salt and pepper to taste