HomemadeTurbo - DIY Turbo Forum

boil some potatoes, cut into 3/4" or smaller cube sorta shapes
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throw some celery and onion into a pan. add 1/4c (1/2 stick) butter or marg. bring to a boil and simmer until soft
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boil some veggies if you're using fresh or frozen
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drain your liquid off, add in drained onions/celery, and season if you wish
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now, we start the crust.

2c flour
1tsp salt
-mix well

now add:
3/4c shortening
use a dough cutter, cut in the shortening. if all else fails, you can use a potato masher, but you can't exactly machine make pie crust as well as homemade (the last choice)
when its all pea shaped balls (uniformly, not marble and bb ----), add ice cold water by the tablespoon
smash against the side of the bowl with the backside of a solid fork. smooth it out until it looks good and not crumbly. you'll use 2T to 4-5T of water as a ballpark

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when its all mixed up good, cut it evenly, and ball it.
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throw that doughbitch on some lightly floured wax paper.
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roll it out to 1/16" to 1/8" thick. the thicker you let it be the less chance you'll fit it into a 9" piepan
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roll the crust lightly onto the rolling pin, roll over and peal off over the piepan. push down in, and cut any excess off that is around the pan with the back of a knife, cutting downwards.
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now we start the gravy for the meat/veggies (this is for turkey or chicken)

1can cream of mushroom (can use celery, potato or chicken)
1can water or milk
1T chicken bullion
1T ea flour and cornstarch
pepper, spices to taste

mix all 3, bring to a boil. reduce heat, cook for a few more mins until like a thick gravy. remove from burner and heat

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get your diced chicken/turkey ready

get a big bowl for mixing your turkey/chicken, veggies, and potpie gravy
mix it up, making sure you add enough veggies to keep it from being overly gravied (unless you like a soggy or runny potpie)
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bring your piecrust(s) (the recipe for piecrust above does 2 single, or one double crust) over to the bowl, or vice versa.
------ in your veggie mix, keeping it 1/2" down the sides (center can be mounded)

get some water on a brush or a finger, and wet all around the crust on the top of the sides. this helps the crusts stick together.
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roll your top crusts out, pressing downwards with your fingers to secure. (optional: use a fork, thick tined utensil, press the crusts together, or get fancy and use your thumb to detail it)
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take a random kitten photo while youre baking the pie(s) in a center rack @ 325º for 25-30 (or until the crust is brown crested, and golden throughout)
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finished pie!
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(gravy and potatoes not included in this recipe)