Pumpernickel Stuffing

Ingredients

• 6 tbsp. unsalted butter
• 6 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
• 2 stalks celery, roughly chopped
• 1 small leek, roughly chopped
• 1 small red onion, roughly chopped
• 6 oz. pumpernickel rye bread, cut into 1" cubes
• 2½ cups turkey or chicken stock
• ½ cup dried cherries
• ½ cup roughly chopped pecans
• 1 tbsp. caraway seeds
• 2 tsp. finely chopped thyme
• 2 tbsp. finely chopped sage
• 1 tart Granny Smith, cored and finely chopped
• Kosher salt
• freshly ground black pepper