Monday, January 23, 2012

Puppy Pot Pie



The Puppy Pot Pie was a HUGE hit with my dogs and a hit at the Peculiar, Missouri Farmer's Market and Brookside Farmer's Market in Kansas City.  If you make this recipe, feel free to adjust the filling for the pot pies with ingredients that you have in your refrigerator.  The recipe is as follows:


Crust:
 3 1/4 C Oat Flour (winter) or Organic Barley Flour (summer)
1/4 C  Smooth Peanut Butter
1/4 C  Canola Oil 
1/4 C  Apple Sauce
2 Eggs
1/4 C Water to Start (then add about 3/4 C of water as needed)
1 Tsp Vanilla

Filling:
1/2 C Squash (any kind)
10 Baby Carrots
10 Green Beans
3/4 C Chicken, Beef or Vegetable Broth
1 Garlic Clove
1 Tsp of Garlic Powder
4 Strips of Bacon (fried)
1 to 2 Tsp of Rice Flour (for thickening --- if needed or desired)  

You Will Need:
A rolling pin, a flat surface you can put flour on, a muffin tin or any item to create small pastry-like pies. 

Combine the filling ingredients in a pan and boil them on low in a little broth until they have reached the desired consistency.  Feel free to add a little rice flour to thicken the filling.  My dogs love bacon but if you would rather use some other meat than feel free to substitute. 

To make the crust combine flour, peanut butter, canola oil, apple sauce, eggs, vanilla and gradually add the water until you reach a doughy consistency.  Feel free to use your hands to integrate all of the ingredients fully. Roll out the dough and use a circular mold to cut out circles for your muffin dish.  I do not have a circular mold so I use the top of a water glass to cut out the circles.  Once circles are complete, put circles in your greased (I use bacon grease) muffin dish.  Add your filling once it is ready and take another circle and place it on top to make the top shell of your pot pie.  Cut a cross shape on the pies for ventilation while baking.



*Showin' Off ---add an egg wash by brushing a egg white over the pot pies.  This looks good for presentation and dogs LOVE any opportunity for egg.

Bake for about 20 minutes at 350 degrees, or until the pies are golden brown. Take out of pans and cool before you serve with love.

Special Note:  I try to use organic ingredients as much as I can.  However, we live in a food desert so going to the grocery store is not as easy as making a quick trip around the corner ... unless going to Quick Trip. 

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