On Tuesday (New Year’s Eve), I experimented with making my Town Meeting Chicken [Turkey] Pie in a non-butter version. I made a half recipe, using about 3 cups leftover turkey and 12 oz. frozen peas and carrots. I had 2 ¾ cups of the defatted turkey drippings left. I heated it, then mixed a third cup of Clear Jel into ½ cup cold turkey broth from the batch I made last week. I added it to the drippings, and they thickened nicely. I added 2 Tbs. flax meal to give a nutritional boost, then added the frozen vegetables. I thought the “gravy” a bit thin, so I mixed up another 2 Tbs. Clear Jel with about ¼ cup of broth and added it. The other seasonings and the turkey were added, and I proceeded with the recipe, as I’ve posted it at Nebraska Kitchen. For the biscuits, I used as my base recipe one from Crisco oil for an oil-based biscuit. However, I used half whole wheat pastry flour, replaced the milk with buttermilk, and used 2 tsp. baking powder and ¼ tsp. baking soda, with just ½ tsp. salt. The dough was a little dry, as were the biscuits, so next time, I’ll use an additional Tbs. of oil. The biscuits rose well on top of the turkey mixture. I was pleased with the result, and my husband liked it.
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