Turkey/Thanksgiving Sandwiches

Tis the season for turkey which leads to turkey sandwiches. There are many recipes and takes on the web. (I mean who needs a recipe I guess but I am asking) Some I see try to put everything in there such as stuffing, cranberries (even mashed potatoes?) and others are simple. My past choices were turkey, bread, mayo and lettuce but I see many more creative options. In previous years my choice for turkey leftovers have not been sandwiches but making turkey salad from chopped turkey, mayo, onion, and celery and a pinch of poultry seasoning. Spread on crackers.

So what is your take on a turkey sandwich...do you go the simple route, do you add cranberries (and what kind) and stuffing or do you go even more elaborate? Cheese? Bread or rolls?? Warm or cold?What is your go thankgiving turkey sandwich???

I tend to add a bit of everything

but another favorite was Moe's Deli (RIP) version that had

Challah bread, turkey breast, cream cheese, walnuts and cranberry sauce

Oh yummy. That looks like a hot sandwich except for the cranberries which I guess could be warm , cold or room temp.

Generally, I don't like to add the starches to the sandwich, so just turkey and cranberry and it has to have mayo.

Turkey club--turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayo. Can be on any kind of toast you like. I roast my turkey covered with bacon for the first few hours, so we have great bacon just waiting for the club sandwiches.

I do love a turkey club and I have had those. I do not usually roast with bacon and do not have the energy to make it on the heels of the diner but it sounds good.

We always have turkey ruebens.
Turkey skin & mayo is a fave of mine. Yeah, I said it.

One of my favorite traditions comes from my paternal grandmother's use of leftover turkey. She lived in central IL and always had Thanksgiving "dinner" at about noon. That meant at 5pm, everything was reheated and leftover turkey came out. Since most of the white meat was eaten during the first round, she would pull all of the dark meat off the bones (with whatever white meat was left over) and place it in a large skillet. Then she would add water/broth, some flour and perhaps some leftover gravy to the mix. The resulting turkey-gravy mix was then poured into cake pans. She then put biscuits on top and baked the whole thing.

You would then cut out a biscuit (or two), while scooping up the turkey/gravy from below and invert it on a plate. Sort of like an open faced turkey and biscuits. Add left over mashed potatoes and homemade beef and noodles. Maybe something green but most likely just more stuffing or candied yams and you're ready for round two.

Okay, officially getting hungry.

This year, assuming I don't screw it up, Mr. Pie's famous turkey sandwiches will be on homemade brioche.

Yum to the homemade brioche. The turkey in the pan with biscuits thing is a new one to me but a good idea. We usually eat later in the day and any leftovers are eaten the next day. No room for much of anything after that.

Just made a boule of simple pain au levain for Friday sandwiches. We'll have sacaduros (yummy little rolls) for the dinner, but they'll be gone fast... we'll a proper platform for the encore. We use the turkey, gravy, cranberries, mayo, a smear of sweet hot mustard, and a few spinach or romaine leaves for crunch. Bread should be toasted and meat/gravy warmed up. Still waffling on using the bacon for the bird, but if we do, it will be saved for the sandwiches too.

Not a turkey sandwich, but I had to share:

I was Whole Foods on Halsted yesterday and the pizza section was sampling "Thanksgiving pizza." I only got a bite, but it was really very tasty. From what I could tell, it was a crust spread with gravy, topped with stuffing and shredded meat, and sprinkled with cranberries (and perhaps even green beans). Don't knock it until you try it, I guess!