Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Thanksgiving Calzones

I was going to make this as a pizza, but the more I thought about it, the image of a soggy crust piled high with Tofurkey, mashed potatoes, and gravy didn't really strike me as pretty food. So, I got out my little pastry press (which I quickly abandoned in favor of my own fingers*), and made little Thanksgiving dinners in a pocket. This also is my result for Iron Chef Battle: Carrots and Pumpkin. There's a little cooked carrot in there, some mashed potatoes, a couple slices of Tofurkey Oven Roasted Slices, and a dollop of cranberry sauce. On the side is my Pumpkin Gravy, which was a hit at last year's Thanksgiving.

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The money shot.


I know what you're thinking. Where's the forking stuffing? Well, in this recipe, the stuffing is on the outside. I made a whole wheat pizza dough, and added to it sage, lots of black pepper, rosemary, a little celery seed, and some chopped mushrooms. I made this dough with a little extra flour in order to make it easier to roll out thin.







*That's what she said.

5 comments:

  1. Super awesome idea! Sounds like it'll be my creative use for Thanksgiving leftovers this year!

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  2. LOL!
    Where's the forking stuffing?
    Oh........
    AMAZINGLY AWESOME IDEA!!!
    I CAN'T STOP TYPING IN CAPITALS NOW!!!

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  3. I am SO MAKING THIS for Thanksgiving. Esp. since my mum said there's no room in the oven for a Tofurkey...uh huh...

    So I'm gonna make these at home and reheat them in a toaster oven at dinnertime. I hope that works out.

    But seriously.
    I follow your blog like crazy.
    I'm a Minnesnowtan too :)
    So this is super cool!

    Haha and I'm GLAD stuffing is missing! I HATE stuffing. It's one of those things that, even made vegan, remind me of meat and I just...can't bring myself to eat it. EW.

    I cannot WAIT to try the gravy either.

    I'm sorry for all the caps and what not...good food makes me sooo excited! lol I'm a food junkie!!

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