Best 6 Turkey Turnovers For Two Recipes

LEFTOVER TURKEY TURNOVERS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix flour and salt; cut in shortening until crumbly. Whisk egg and 1 tablespoon ice water; gradually add to flour with remaining water as needed, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead gently 6-8 times. Shape into a disk; wrap and refrigerate 1 hour or overnight., In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion, turmeric and cinnamon; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; cook 30 seconds longer. Stir in turkey, raisins, salt and pepper., On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 4-in. round cookie cutter. Place a heaping tablespoon filling in center of each circle. Moisten edges with water; fold in half and press edges with a fork to seal. Repeat with remaining dough and filling., In a deep skillet or electric skillet, heat 1/2 in. oil to 375°. Fry turnovers, a few at a time, 2-3 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.

TURKEY TURNOVERS

Steps:

• In large skillet, saute the celery and onion in butter until tender. Blend in the flour, salt and pepper. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add turkey and parsley. Set aside. , In large bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the cheese. Add sour cream, mixing until dough forms a ball. Divide dough in half. Roll out half of dough into 18x12-in. rectangle. Cut into six 6-in. squares. Repeat with second half of dough. , Place 1/3 cup turkey filling on each square. Fold diagonally to form a triangle; seal edges by pressing down the fork tines. Cut slits in top of turnovers. Place on baking sheet. , Bake at 450° for 10 minutes; reduce heat to 400°. Bake 5-8 minutes longer until the crust is golden brown.

TURKEY TURNOVERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F.
• In a large skillet, heat oil, and add mushrooms, green beans, onion, garlic, thyme and rosemary.
• Cook until veggies are crisp-tender.
• Add flour and cook, continuously stirring, for 1 minute.
• Add cream and stir until thickened, then remove from heat.
• Mix turkey, salt and pepper into the cooling mixture and allow to rest for 5 minutes.
• Unfold the pastry sheets and cut into 4 squares.
• Divide turkey mixture and spoon into the middle of each square.
• Brush the edges of the pastry with water, then fold over to form a triangle, pressing the edges to seal, and crimping the edges with a fork.
• Place finished pastries on an ungreased baking sheet and bake at 400F for 12-15 minutes or until golden.

AMERICAN TURKEY TURNOVERS

Steps:

• Saute onion and celery in butter.
• Stir in remaining ingredients for filling.
• Sift together flour, curry powder (if using), and salt.
• Using either a butter knife, or a pastry blender cut in shortening until the mixture looks like a coarse meal.
• Sprinkle in 1/4 cup of the ice water, reserving the rest.
• Toss with a fork to mix.
• Quickly press the dough into a ball and set aside.
• If there is any flour left in the bowl, use reserved water to dampen and then press into the rest of the dough.
• There are two ways to do this next step, the second being the one I came up with myself.
• Choose the one that seems better to you.
• On a floured surface roll dough 1/8 in thick, and then cut into twelve 6 inch rounds.
• Or make twelve balls of dough and roll into 6 inch rounds.
• Spoon about 2 heaping tablespoons of the filling onto half of each of the rounds.
• Brush the margin of each round with a little warm water.
• Fold the empty half over.
• Use a fork to seal the edges, and then prick the top here and there.
• Use a spatula to carefully transfer the finished turnovers to a cookie sheet.
• Cover loosely with wax paper and freeze overnight.
• Package the turnovers in foil or freezer bags and label as necessary.
• When ready to cook preheat over to 425.
• Place desired number of turnovers on a cookie sheet and cook for as little as 15 minutes (in my experience) or as much as 60 minutes (according to original instructions).
• The edges should be golden when finished.

TURKEY TURNOVERS

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese and 4 tablespoons butter. Add all other ingredients, except rolls. Put 1/3 cup of mixture into a squares of crescent roll (2 triangles with seams pressed together). Fold 4 corners to center and twist. Dab remaining tablespoon of butter on top of each square.
• Bake 20-30 minutes at 350 degrees F until golden brown.
• Sauce: Mix and warm soup and milk and top each turnover.

TURKEY FOR TWO WITH PAN-SAUCE GRAVY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Season turkey with salt and pepper. Let sit at room temperature at least 30 minutes or up to 1 hour, which will help the turkey cook more quickly and evenly.
• Heat oil in a 10" ovenproof skillet over high until just barely smoking. Sear turkey skin side down until deeply golden brown, about 5 minutes; transfer to a plate. Add wine to skillet, scraping up browned bits with a spatula, and cook until liquid is reduced by half, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat, add thyme, rosemary, sage, garlic, cornstarch, and 2/3 cup water, and whisk to combine.
• Place breast skin side up in liquid in skillet and transfer skillet to oven. Roast, checking every 20 minutes or so and adding 1/4 cup more water if liquid under turkey is evaporating lower than 1" in pan, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of breast without touching bone registers 150°F, about 50 minutes (temperature will continue to rise as turkey rests).
• Transfer turkey to a cutting board and let rest 10 minutes before slicing.
• Meanwhile, remove herb sprigs from skillet and discard. Whisk liquid remaining in skillet until garlic mostly dissolves, adding a splash of water and heating over high if needed to loosen (gravy should be thick but easily pourable). Whisk butter into gravy until melted. Strain gravy through a fine-mesh sieve into a small pitcher or bowl.
• Serve turkey with gravy alongside.