Turkey Squash And Lima Bean Potpie With Cheddar Bacon Crust Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Roll puff pastry into 2 rounds, one 12 inches in diameter, the other 10 inches in diameter. Line the bottom and sides of a 9-inch springform pan with the larger round. Refrigerate lined pan and remaining pastry round while preparing the filling ingredients.
• Put a skillet over medium heat and add bacon. Cook until barely crisp and add onion, stirring until softened, about 2 minutes. Combine bacon-onion mixture with cooked chard and season with salt, pepper and red pepper flakes.
• Layer the ingredients into the pastry: First make an even layer of the mashed potatoes, covering the bottom completely. Sprinkle with a handful of grated cheese. Mix turkey meat with rosemary and season with salt and pepper. Distribute in an even layer and sprinkle with a handful of cheese. Add a layer of chard-bacon mixture and cheese, followed by a final layer of squash and cheese.
• Fit the smaller round of pastry on top and crimp together with bottom pastry, leaving the crimped edge inside the rim. Brush top with beaten egg and cut 2 or 3 vent holes in the surface with a paring knife.
• Bake for 20 minutes, then turn heat to 350 degrees and continue to bake for 40 minutes more, or until an instant-read thermometer registers 160 degrees. Let rest 5 minutes, then carefully remove sides of springform pan. If sides of pie seem soft, bake for another 10 minutes with sides removed. Let rest for 15 minutes before serving. If desired, serve with gravy or a green salad.

Steps:

• In a saucepan bring the water to a boil, in it cook the squash with salt to taste for 6 to 8 minutes, or until it is just tender, and with a slotted spoon transfer the squash to a bowl of ice and cold water to stop the cooking. In the boiling water cook the lima beans for 3 minutes, or until they are just tender, with the slotted spoon transfer them to the bowl, and reserve 1 cup of the cooking liquid.
• In a large saucepan melt the butter over moderate heat, add the flour, and cook the roux, whisking, for 3 minutes. Add the turkey or chicken broth and the reserved cooking liquid in a stream, whisking, add the minced sage and salt and pepper to taste, and simmer the sauce, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Drain the squash and lima beans, stir them into the sauce with the onions and the turkey, and pour the mixture into a 1 1/2-quart shallow baking dish. The potpie may be prepared up to this point 1 day in advance and kept covered and chilled.__
• Preheat the oven to 425°F.
• Make the crust:
• Into a bowl sift together the flour, the baking powder, and the salt, add the butter, and blend the mixture until it resembles meal. Stir in the Cheddar and the bacon and stir in enough of the milk to form a soft, sticky dough. Transfer the dough to a pastry bag fitted with a 3/4-inch star tip and pipe it around the edge of the turkey mixture. (Alternatively, the dough may be dropped by rounded tablespoons onto the turkey mixture.)
• Bake the potpie in the lower third of the oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the crust is golden, and garnish it with the sage sprig.