
Turkey and Fennel Pie
Find out how to make turkey and fennel pie with this easy recipe – made with Jus-Rol’s all butter puff pastry and great for using up leftover turkey.
Quick Stats
Easy
1 serving
40 minutes bake time
Turkey and Fennel Pie
Find out how to make turkey and fennel pie with this easy recipe – made with Jus-Rol’s all butter puff pastry and great for using up leftover turkey.
Ingredients
- 500g Jus-Rol™ All butter puff pastry thawed
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 leeks washed, trimmed and cut into 2.5cm lengths
- 1 bulb fennel halved and sliced
- 1 lemon juice and rind
- 500g cooked turkey diced
- 4 tbsp creme fraiche
- 125ml white wine
- Beaten egg to glaze
- A few sprigs of thyme
Equipment required
- Pie Dish
- Rolling Pin
- Saucepan
- Pastry Brush
Techniques Used
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How to Roll Puff Pastry
How to Roll Puff Pastry
- For best results when rolling out puff pastry use a large, clean dry area of the work surface and lightly dust it with plain flour.
- Place pastry dough on surface and lightly dust it and the rolling pin with flour.
- Roll pastry firmly, always rolling away from you, give the dough 2-3 rolls.
- Then turn the dough a quarter turn.
- Dust again if necessary and continue rolling out, frequently turning the pastry so it is not always rolled in the same direction as this causes shrinkage.
- When the pastry has increased in size, pick it up to turn by rolling it round the rolling pin.
- Lift the pin with the pastry around it carefully and turn it to lay out and continue rolling. Again this is done to prevent the pastry from stretching as you lift it which in turn would result in shrinkage in baking. Puff pastry should be rolled out to approx. 4-5 mm depth.
- To re- roll puff pastry once you have cut something out from the main piece, layer up all the trimmings, folding to achieve approximately an even stack.
- Press stack lightly together with fingers.
- Then roll out as before.
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How to Make Puff Pastry Pie Tops
How to Make Puff Pastry Pie Tops
- When making a pie with a pastry top or lid, choose a dish with a rim and allow the filling to get cold before topping with pastry. Roll out pastry large enough to cover dish and with some spare. Cut a strip slightly wider than the dish rim, from the sides of the rolled pastry.
- Brush rim with water or beaten egg. Place pastry strip on rim and press firmly, continue with further strips until all rim covered. Brush rim with beaten egg or water.
- Roll pastry up on the rolling pin to lift it (as described in ‘Rolling out Puff Pastry’ section and gently unroll it over the pie dish. Press pastry edges firmly.
- Using a sharp knife trim off excess pastry by cutting downwards against the edge of the dish. Keep trimmings for decoration.
- Knock up edges to form a good seal by holding a sharp knife horizontally against cut edge and gently tapping the pastry edge all round.
- Make a fluted edge by pressing your thumb of your left hand firmly down on the top of the pastry on the opposite side of the dish from you, whilst drawing the back of a knife inwards, against your thumb as shown. Continue until all edge is fluted. Make a small steam escape hole in centre of lid.
- Re roll trimmings as described in the ‘Rolling out Puff Pastry ‘ section, cut out several strips of pastry.
- Holding the knife at an angle, cut the strips diagonally to give diamond shapes. With the point of the knife mark veins on the pastry ‘leaves’.
- To make a ‘stalk’ cut slightly narrower strips and roll them beneath opened hands to form long cylinders.
- Finally, make ‘berries’ by gently pinching off a small piece of pastry . Roll it in the palm of your hand with the fingers of the other hand to form small balls/ berries.
- Brush pie top with beaten egg. Lay the leaves, stalks and berries on in your chosen pattern and press gently onto lid. Brush again before baking.
Method
- Heat oil in pan and gently sauté leeks until just soft, add fennel and cook for further 5-8 minutes. Stir in juice and rind of lemon, then leaves from the thyme and the wine, bring to boil and then simmer for 2-3 mins. Add the turkey and crème fraiche, stir well and allow to cool.
- Preheat oven to 220ºC (200ºC fan assisted)/ 425ºF/Gas 7. Place cooled filling in a pie dish, roll out pastry large enough to cover the dish with some to spare. Trim strips from the edge of the pastry approx. 2 cm/1â wide, brush dish rim with beaten egg and place pastry strips on top to form a pastry rim.
- Brush rim with beaten egg, carefully place large piece of pastry over dish, press edges together firmly and trim off excess with a sharp knife. Knock up edges and flute if desired, make a small hole in centre of lid to allow steam to escape. Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with flaked almonds, bake for 25 minutes until pastry risen and golden.