Thanksgiving No Turkey "Turkey"

by user Elocina

Info
Cook Time:

Serves:

Ingredients

 * 2 lbs whole grain bread


 * 2 tbsp margarine


 * 2 carrot


 * 2 celery stalk


 * 1 large onion


 * fresh ground black pepper


 * 1/4 cup parsley


 * 1 tsp sage


 * 1/2 cup Egg Beaters Real Egg Product


 * 1/2 cup vegetable broth


 * 2 lbs Chicken flavored seitan


 * 1 cup brown gravy


 * 1 pack sheet frozen puff pastry

Directions
1.Break bread into 1-inch chunks. Dry in a large bowl, uncovered, for at least 8 hours.

2.Melt margarine in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

3.Add carrot, celery and onion; saute, stirring frequently, until lightly browned.

4.Transfer to a large mixing bowl; cool to lukewarm.

5.Add pepper, bread cubes, parsley, sage, egg substitute, or egg Replacer, and broth or water.

6.Toss to combine; set aside at least 30 minutes to allow liquids to soak into bread.

7.Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

8.Line a baking sheet with heavy-duty foil; spray foil with nonstick cooking spray.

9.Brush seitan with gravy on both sides; arrange overlapping slices on foil in a row, mounding in center.

10.Press stuffing mixture around seitan to cover completely.

11.Wet hands lightly, and press into a neat oval.

12.Roll pastry sheets out to 1/16-inch thickness; arrange, overlapping slightly, to make a large rectangle.

13.Seal edges with dabs of cold water.

14.Drape pastry over mound; trim excess away around bottom.

15.Use scraps to cut out decorative shapes (leaves, apples, etc.).

16.Attach with dabs of cold water.

17.For a shiny crust, brush pastry lightly with skim milk or soymilk.

18.Bake 1 to 1 ¼ hours, covering pastry with foil if it browns too much.

19.Transfer "turkey" to a platter.

20.To serve, cut straight down through pastry, stuffing and seitan to make neat ¾-inch slices.

21.Spoon gravy over each serving.

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