Chicken Pie
“My grandmother at Christmas time would make chicken pie and oyster pie. And my mother holds to that too. That’s still the main meal for the family at Christmas.
Ingrediënten
Filling
- 1 fat hen cooked until tender
- 3 Tbsp. butter
- 3 Tbsp. flour
- 5 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup milk
- 2 –3 cups cooked potatoes peas, and carrots, mixed together
Crust
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 Tbsp. chicken fat or shortening
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg
Instructies
Filling:
- Remove chicken from bones.
- Cut meat into bite-sized pieces.
- Set aside.
- Melt butter; stir in flour.
- Blend in chicken broth and milk, and cook until smooth and slightly thickened.
- Add chicken to gravy.
- Spread vegetables on bottom of greased baking pan.
- Pour chicken gravy over top.
Crust:
- Mix dry ingredients together.
- Cut in shortening until mixture resembles peas.
- Stir in milk and mix well.
- Add egg and blend.
- Roll out dough, then spread over chicken.
- Cut slits in dough to permit steam to escape.
- Bake at 425° for 20–30 minutes or until crust is brown.
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