3 optional stuffed crusts Recipes

country-style bread , crust discarded and bread cut into 3/4-inch cubes (8 cups), sliced bacon , cut crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces, onions, coarsely chopped, celery ribs, coarsely chopped, bulk pork sausage, turkey liver (optional), coarsely chopped, cognac or other brandy, half-and-half, turkey stock or low-sodium chicken broth, eggs, peeled cooked whole chestnuts, coarsely crumbled (3 cups), coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, dried sage, crumbled, dried thyme, crumbled, salt, black pepper

water (about 110 degrees ), active dry yeast, sugar, bread flour, salt, cold water, olive oil, yellow cornmeal , for sprinkling the baking sheet, ricotta cheese (any melting cheese would work) or mozzarella cheese (any melting cheese would work)