Tofu Pot Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast flakes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 cups firm tofu (cubed)
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 cup onion (wedges)
• 1/2 cup celery (diced)
• 2 cups carrots (cooked) or 2 cups corn or 2 cups green beans or 2 cups edamame or 2 cups peas or 2 cups mushrooms (vegetables of your choosing)
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/3 cup nutritional yeast flakes
• 1/4 cup oil or 1/4 cup margarine
• 2 cups water
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce or 1 tablespoon braggs liquid aminos
• pastry crust (any unbaked pie crust recipe)

Recipe

• 1 golden gravy:.
• 2 toast flour in a large pan over medium low heat until it smells and looks toasted. remember to stir frequently.
• 3 stir in yeast and oil. cook for a few minutes while stirring until bubbly.
• 4 add water and soy sauce, whisking until mixture thickens.
• 5 season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 6 can be made ahead and stored in refrigerator.
• 7 filling:.
• 8 combine: flour, yeast, salt, garlic powder in a small bowl.
• 9 cut tofu in 1/2" cubes.
• 10 toss tofu in flour mixture to coat.
• 11 heat a skillet with oil and saute tofu until lightly browned.
• 12 can be made 1-3 days ahead and stored in refrigerator.
• 13 heat skillet w/ 2 t. oil cook onions until soft, add celery, tofu, and other vegetables of your choosing.
• 14 combine with golden gravy.
• 15 place filling in pastry shell and cover with pastry shell.
• 16 crimp edges of the two shells together and puncture the top crust to allow steam to escape.
• 17 bake at 375 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes until top is lightly browned.