What to do now with that leftover turkey?  How about a delicious turkey pot pie!  Here’s a recipe sure to take the ‘blah’ out of standard leftover meals.

FLAKY TENDER TURKEY POT PIE 
(Makes enough for two pies 9″ diameter)

INGREDIENTS
2 – 4 TBL ice water              1/2 cup Crisco shortening      
2 cups flour                          4 ounces (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into 16 pieces 
2 tablespoons sugar             Egg wash of 1 yolk whisked with 1 tablespoon water
1 teaspoon salt

PIE FILLING
1 cup of gravy
1/2 cup cooked carrots (chopped or sliced)
1/2 cup corn
1/2 cup peas
3/4 cup chopped turkey meat (cooked)

DIRECTIONS

In a large bowl, stir together one cup of flour, sugar and salt. With a hand-held pastry blender, cut butter into flour until butter is dime-sized.

Add shortening, cut into mixture til dime-sized. Lightly stir in remaining flour. Sprinkle with half the water. With a full palm, squeeze flour together against side of bowl.

​Rub hands together to drop damp flour into mixture.  Add just enough water to hold together; the less water the better.  Dry crumbs on the bottom are good.

Refrigerate. Preheat oven to 375F.

Sprinkle work surface with flour. Cut dough in half, return second piece to fridge. Sprinkle dough with flour. Working in just one direction, roll dough into an oval the diameter of the pie plate plus its sides. Slip a bench knife beneath the dough to loosen, turn 90 degrees. Roll again to form a circle. Brush off excess flour.

Bake bottom crust until golden brown.

Prepare filling in a bowl by adding gravy, corn, peas, carrots and turkey.  Mix together and season to taste with salt and pepper.

Roll out top crust. Fill bottom crust with your filling. Gently flip top crust over filling, brush off excess flour. Trim excess pastry, then turn under and press to form and seal the edge. Crimp decoratively. Slice top to vent. Brush top (but not edges) with egg wash.

Bake 35 minutes or until top crust is golden brown and juices inside are bubbling.

Let cool for 5 minutes prior to slicing.

 
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