American Turkey Turnovers

---

This is a recipe that is frozen for future use, one of many i made in preperation for the birth of my daughter. I got it from

---

Steps

---

Saute onion and celery in butter.

---

Stir in remaining ingredients for filling.

---

Sift together flour , curry powder , and salt.

---

Using either a butter knife , or a pastry blender cut in shortening until the mixture looks like a coarse meal.

---

Sprinkle in 1 / 4 cup of the ice water , reserving the rest.

---

Toss with a fork to mix.

---

Quickly press the dough into a ball and set aside.

---

If there is any flour left in the bowl , use reserved water to dampen and then press into the rest of the dough.

---

There are two ways to do this next step , the second being the one i came up with myself.

---

Choose the one that seems better to you.

---

On a floured surface roll dough 1 / 8 in thick , and then cut into twelve 6 inch rounds.

---

Or make twelve balls of dough and roll into 6 inch rounds.

---

Spoon about 2 heaping tablespoons of the filling onto half of each of the rounds.

---

Brush the margin of each round with a little warm water.

---

Fold the empty half over.

---

Use a fork to seal the edges , and then prick the top.

---

Ingredients

---

onion, celery, butter, condensed cream of chicken soup, salt, pepper, poultry seasoning, cooked turkey, white flour, curry powder, vegetable shortening, ice water