Turkey Samosas
November 2007
Makes: 16 servings
Prep: 45 mins
Bake: 25 mins
- 1 1/2cups finely chopped leftover cooked turkey
- 3/4cup leftover mashed potatoes
- 1/2cup cooked pumpkin pie filling from leftover pie
- 1/2teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4teaspoon curry powder
- Salt and pepper
- 1 package frozen puff pastry, thawed but refrigerated
- 1 large egg
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees . Using a food processor, grind 1 cup turkey for about 5 seconds. Transfer to a medium bowl. Add the remaining chopped turkey, potatoes, pumpkin pie filling, cumin and curry powder. Season with salt and pepper.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out the puff pastry dough 1/8 inch thick. Using a 3-inch round cookie cutter, cut out 32 disks, gathering the scraps and rerolling.
- Place 1 tablespoon of turkey mixture on each disk. Dampen the disk rims with water and fold the dough over into a half-circle, pressing the seams with a fork to seal.
- Beat the egg with 2 teaspoons water. Place the samosas on 2 nonstick baking sheets and brush with egg wash. Bake, switching the pans halfway through, until golden, about 25 minutes; serve warm.