Best Savory Mushroom Tofu Pie Recipes

BIG BISCUIT MUSHROOM AND TOFU POT PIE

Steps:

• Roasted Garlic: Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• Cut off the top 1/4-inch of the garlic heads, then drizzle with a little oil and sprinkle with a pinch of salt. Wrap the heads tightly in aluminum foil, then place in the oven for 45 minutes. Squeeze cloves from the skins and reserve cloves.
• MAKE BISCUIT DOUGH:.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, and 1 teaspoon kosher salt. Cut the butter into the flour mixture with a food processor, pastry cutter, or your hands. Add the milk and gently kneed until dough just comes together. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use.
• MAKE FILLING:.
• Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat until it simmers. Add onions, 2 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt and 1 teaspoon pepper, and saute until golden, about 15 minutes. Slice mushrooms and add to onions along with tofu, soy sauce, sage, thyme, and roasted garlic cloves, then cook, stirring occasionally, until all the liquid put off by mushrooms has evaporated, about 15 minutes.
• Whisk 3 tablespoons flour into vegetable or mushroom stock, then whisk into skillet with mushroom mixture. Bring liquid to a boil and boil until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Transfer filling to 3-quart baking dish.
• BAKE POT PIE:.
• Line work surface with plastic wrap, then place dough on top and cover with another layer of plastic wrap. Roll dough into a rectangle 1 inch larger on all sides than baking dish. (Dough will be about 1 inch thick.) Using plastic wrap as a guide, transfer dough to top of filling. Cut 6 steam vents in dough, then brush with additional 2 tablespoons milk. Bake until dough is golden brown and filling is boiling, about 30 minutes. Let pot pie cool 10 minutes before serving.

SPINACH AND MUSHROOM TOFU QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Bake pie crust in preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute spinach, onion, garlic, and mushrooms until golden.
• In a blender combine tofu, soy milk, mustard, salt, nutmeg, ground red pepper, black pepper, and parsley; process until smooth. In a large bowl combine tofu mixture with broccoli mixture (THERE IS NO BROCCOLI IN THIS RECIPE!). Pour into pie crust.
• Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until quiche is set. Allow to stand for 5 minutes before cutting.

TOFU SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• To freeze-thaw and shred tofu: Freezing tofu gives it a chewy texture which adds textural variety to casseroles. To perform this step, place the cake of tofu on a plate in the freezer, lightly covered with plastic wrap. In a couple hours, the tofu will be solidly frozen. Thaw the tofu for about 24 hours in the fridge. The thawed tofu block will resemble a sponge. Gently squeeze the water out. Then, grate the tofu by hand or in a food processor.
• For the tofu layer, saute the chopped onions in the oil with the thyme, coriander, and black pepper until the onions are translucent.
• Stir in the chopped walnuts and shredded tofu.
• When heated through, stir in lemon juice and soy sauce. Remove from heat.
• To make the mashed potatoes, place the cubed potatoes in a saucepan and cover with lightly salted water.
• Bring to a boil, and then simmer the potatoes until soft.
• Drain, saving the hot potato water to use in the gravy.
• Mash the potatoes with the butter and milk. Salt to taste.
• For the gravy, heat the oil in a skillet.
• Stir in the mushrooms, soy sauce, and black pepper.
• Saute, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms are tender.
• Add 1 1/2 cups of the potato water and bring to a boil.
• Slowly stir in the cornstarch mixture and cook at a low boil, continuing to stir, until the gravy is clear and thick.
• Oil a 9 inch square casserole dish or use a 10 inch round cast iron skillet.
• Layer the tofu mixture, then the mushroom gravy, and then the mashed potatoes.
• Dot the top with butter or margarine.
• Bake at 400°F for 15-20 minutes until the top becomes golden.