Leftover Holiday Biscuit Pot Pie Recipe

"Biscuits: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 1/2 teaspoons sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons cream of tartar 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter 2/3 cup buttermilk 1 tablespoon butter, melted To make biscuits: In mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and cream of tartar. Grate butter and mix with dry ingredients. Carefully add buttermilk and mix until incorporated. Fold over 5-6 times, roll out and cut into 10-12 rounds. Place cut biscuits on floured surface. Refrigerate 30 minutes."

"To make turkey pot pie filling: Preheat oven to 375 F. Heat large pot over high heat and add turkey fat. Add onions, carrots, celery, bay leaf, garlic, thyme, salt and pepper; gently sweat. Add 1/2 cup flour and cook 2-3 minutes. Add turkey stock 2 cups at a time, allowing to thicken before adding more. In bowl, mix remaining flour with turkey. Add turkey pot, bring to simmer until thickened. Add seasoning, to taste. Add pot pie filling to casserol"

Leftover turkey and the carcass become a turkey biscuit pot pie with a warm, comforting filling and flaky biscuits. Biscuits are made from flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, cream of tartar, grated cold butter, and buttermilk; the dough is folded, rolled, cut into 10–12 rounds, and refrigerated for 30 minutes. The filling begins with turkey fat, diced onion, carrots, celery, bay leaf, garlic, thyme, salt, and pepper, and is thickened with flour. Cold turkey stock is added in stages, then chopped leftover turkey and Tajín seasoning are mixed in before assembling in a casserole.

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