almost a year later

[tarish]

and i *finally* get around to cooking that vegan pot-pie i spoke of last february. it wasn't quite as exciting as i'd anticipated, but oh i have a huge amount of veggies to keep me warm this winter

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[xcalamity_janex]

Nice. Pot pies are fun. For more flavour, hit the seasoning cabinet. So what did you make the well... "creamy" part out of? That's pretty intriguing, vegan pot pie deliciousness. I like the hole, its like doughnuts or something. Personality!

[tarish]

:-) Thanks! This was my very first homemade pot pie, so i decided not to experiment with seasoning this time, but i definitely will if i do one again later.

The "creamy" part was very simple - water, soy sauce, and cornstarch. I used over twice the amount of cornstarch in the recipe before it thickened to the amount i was happy with.

[lovely_shan]

Questions...

Did you flour the pan first (for pie crust lid)?

I guess question 2 is irrelevant (did you poke holes it it - but I think it did that on its own)

[tarish]

I used those pie crusts that you buy at the store & let them thaw out before trying to remove the one i was going to use for my top. part of it was stuck to the aluminum pan so fiercely, i had to ball it up as i pulled it out since it wouldn't just pull out straight.

as for the holes... yeah, about that... my plan was to make holes into a complete top, but i didn't even bother once i had all the pieces on with the large hole in the center.

[she_is_kaygee]

Looks yummy! What recipe did you use?

[tarish]

It's the Veggie Pot Pie at allrecipes.com

[tarish]

oh, also i made a couple of minor changes to the recipe. i subbed in broccoli for the cauliflower. i also had to use about 2.5 times more the amount of cornstarch called for (and a tiny extra water/soy-sauce) to get the creamy part to thicken enough to my taste.