Curried Turkey Ham Puffs

Curried Turkey Ham Puffs

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Ingredients

Filling

  • ½ lb turkey ham finely chopped
  • ¼ cup onion finely chopped
  • ¼ cup celery finely chopped
  • ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 2 Tbs no cholesterol reduced-calorie mayonnaise
  • ¾ tsp curry powder

Pastry

  • ½ cup water
  • ¼ cup margarine at room temperature
  • ½ cup flour
  • 2 Eggs at room temperature

Instructions

Filling

  • In medium-size bowl combine ham, onion, celery, applesauce, mayonnaise and curry powder.
  • Use as a spread for sandwiches or as a filling for pastry puffs (recipe follows).
  • Spoon 1 tablespoon turkey filling on bottom half of each pastry puff.
  • Replace top half on puff.

Pastry

  • Place one oven rack in upper third of oven and the other rack in the lower third of the oven.
  • In medium-size saucepan, over medium-high heat, bring water and margarine to boil.
  • Remove from heat; add flour.
  • Beat with spoon until smooth.
  • Reduce heat to low; return pan to heat.
  • Continue cooking and stirring mixture until it forms a ball (about 1 to 2 minutes).
  • Remove from heat and allow mixture to cool 2 minutes.
  • Using a spoon, add eggs, one at a time, beating vigorously, until dough is smooth.
  • On 2 ungreased cookie sheets, drop 24 rounded teaspoons of dough, 1-inch apart.
  • Bake puffs at 425 degrees F.
  • 15 minutes.
  • Reduce heat to 375 degrees F.
  • and continue baking puffs 15 minutes.
  • Do not open door during baking and do not remove puffs from oven until they are firm to touch.
  • Allow puffs to cool completely.
  • Cut puffs in half crosswise, and fill.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 49 kcal
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Course Snacks / Turkey
Diets Low Carb