Christmas Leftover Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 ounce butter
• 2 onions, thinly sliced
• 1 1/4 lbs cooked turkey, cut into chunks
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leave, plus extra to garnish
• 7 ounces cranberry sauce
• 1 lb creme fraiche
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch, mixed with 1 tbsp water
• 14 ounces ready rolled puff pastry
• 1 egg, beaten
• 9 ounces leftover prepared stuffing, cut into chunks
• 1 lb leftover cooked vegetables (roasted parsnips, brussel sprouts and carrots)
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, finely grated (optional)
• salt
• thyme leaves, to scatter

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 400°f
• 2 heat the oil and butter in a large saucepan and fry the onions for 8-10 minutes until golden and softened.
• 3 stir in the cooked turkey, thyme, cranberry sauce, crème fraiche, dijon mustard and cornstarch mixture and simmer for 5 minutes until thickened. season to taste.
• 4 unroll the pastry on a lightly floured surface and turn a 60oz oval pie dish over onto the pastry. cut around the rim and then cut another oval about 1in all the way around away from the rim.
• 5 turn the pie dish over and wet the rim of the dish. lift the 1in thick oval strip and arrange over the rim of the dish (cutting to fit if necessary). brush the strip with beaten egg. spoon the pie filling into the dish alternatively with the stuffing balls and vegetables.
• 6 lift the oval of puff pastry over the pie dish and press the edges together to seal. brush with beaten egg.
• 7 cut and twist any leftover pastry if liked into strips and arrange over the top of the pie in a lattice pattern. brush with beaten egg, scatter with parmesan, salt and thyme leaves. bake for 35-40 minutes until crisp and golden brown.