Turkish Rice Pilaf-Stuffed Hand Pies

Turkish Rice Pilaf made with rice simmered in a rich mushroom broth & fragrant spices, then stuffed into a puff pastry hand pie. Make for a grab-&-go dinner.

Turkish Rice Pilaf-Stuffed Hand Pies [Vegan]

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown rice
• 1/4 cup olive oil or vegan butter
• 5 clove garlic minced
• 1/2 medium sweet onion chopped
• 1/3 cup pine nuts toasted
• 1/4 cup crushed almonds salted
• 1 1/2 cup mushroom broth or vegetable broth
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes dried
• 1 tablespoon oregano dried
• 1/8 teaspoon cardamom dried
• 1 teaspoon cumin dried
• 1 (454g) package Rolled Puff Pastry Sheets 10 by 10 inches

Preparation

1. Make sure to take the puff pastry out of the freezer to defrost.
2. Then, in a large saucepan, over low-medium heat, add the olive oil, garlic, and sweet onion. Cook for 5 minutes.
3. Next, stir the (rinsed) brown rice, red pepper flakes, oregano, cardamom, and cumin.
4. Add the mushroom or vegetable broth. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat, then simmer until rice is al dente (about 20-30 minutes).
5. When rice is cooked, fold in the toasted pine nuts and crushes almonds.
6. Preheat oven to 375°F.
7. Cut each rolled puff pastry into quarters (this should give you 8 squares).
8. Add 2 big spoonfuls of the rice pilaf to each square in the puff pastry.
9. Pinch the 4 corners up to the middle, which will create 4 new corners that you can pinch up to the middle as well. Twist the top to seal the corners.
10. Place onto greased baking sheet. Cook for 25-30 minutes or until hand pies are golden brown.

Notes

You can also use filo or phyllo, a much thinner dough compared to the puff pastry. These taste amazing dipped in mushroom gravy

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/vegan-recipe/turkish-rice-pilaf-stuffed-hand-pies-vegan/