Homelychickenpie Recipes

HOMELY CHICKEN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 C/400 F lijne base of a 25cm pie dish with 2 of the pastry sheets.
• refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• line with baking paper and fill with rice and blind bake for 10 minutes.
• Place remaining pastry sheet on a lightly floured board, cut into 1/2 inch wide strips.
• Meanwhile place chicken in a large saucepan; add water to cover, bring to boil 10 minutes or until cooked through.
• drain and cool and shred chicken.
• heat butter in frypan and add onion, cook 3 minutes stirring.
• whisk in flour and thyme, cook stirring 3 minutes.
• add stock and cream.
• whisk until thickened, 3 - 4 minutes.
• remove from the heat and stir in vegetables and shredded chicken, season.
• spoon the filling into the prepared pasty shell.
• arrange 6 pastry strips in the same direction onj top of the pie, twisting the pastry dough.
• Arrange the remaining strips crosswise on the top.
• fold the edges under and crimp to seal.
• Beat egg yolk and water. Brush the pastry lightly with egg mixture.
• Place pie on ojn a a baking sheet and cook until golden on top and bubbling inside, about 45 minutes.

HOMESTYLE CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees; place the chicken in a large saucepan; add enough cool water to cover.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until just cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• Drain the chicken; let cool.
• Shred the chicken using 2 forks.
• Meanwhile, fit one pie crust into a 9-inch pie plate; set aside.
• Roll out the remaining pie crust on a lightly floured surface.
• Cut the crust into 1/2-inch wide strips with a pastry wheel; set aside.
• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.
• Add the onion and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes.
• Whisk in the flour and thyme; cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
• Add the broth and cream; whisk until thickened, 3-4 minutes longer.
• Remove from heat; stir in shredded chicken, frozen peas and carrots, salt and pepper.
• Spoon the filling into the prepared pie plate.
• Arrange 6 of the pie crust strips in the same direction on top of the pie; twisting dough.
• Arrange the remaining strips, crosswise on the top; fold the edges under and crimp edge to seal.
• Beat the egg yolk and water.
• Brush the pastry with the egg mixture; place the pie on a baking sheet (you may want to cover crust edges with aluminum foil to prevent burning).
• Bake the pie until the crust is golden and filling is bubbly, about 45 minutes.
• Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.