Bott Boi Pennsylvania Dutch Pot Pie Food

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH BOT BOI (POT PIE)

Steps:

• In a big pot, cook the beef in boiling salted water for 1 1/2 hours. Whi1e this is cooking, make the dough for the homemade noodles. Add the potatoes to the pot and cook for an additional 30 minutes. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, shortening, egg, salt and water. Make sure you don't add too much water. For Noodles: Roll and flatten the dough on wax paper and then cut into 2-inch squares. Finally, slowly drop-in the dough noodles and onion slices into the pot. Cover the pot with a lid and finish cooking the Bot Boi for 20-30 minutes.

BOTT BOI PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH POT PIE

Steps:

• Cover meat with water. Add bay leaf, celery, carrots and salt and pepper. Stew until the meat falls apart. Shred meat and return to pot. If using chicken, remove bones and skin and return meat to pot.
• To make pot pie noodles: MIx one cup of flour with one egg and one teaspoon of salt. Mix till soft ball forms. Roll out on a floured table. Cut in to 2" squares. Allow to dry for several hours.
• Add pot pie noodles, salt and pepper to taste and cook till desired texture. (al dente). Serve over mashed potatoes.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH SHOOFLY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Mix flour, brown sugar and shortening into crumbs with fingers, fork or pastry blender. Reserve 1/2 cup of crumbs for the top of the pie. To remaining crumbs, blend in the molasses, egg, and 3/4 cup hot water. Mix the baking soda with remaining 1/4 cup hot water and promptly add to mixture. Pour into unbaked pie shell and bake for 15 minutes. Top the pie with the reserved crumbs and reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F. and bake for an additional 40 minutes.
• The pie can be served at room temperature or chilled.
• In a large bowl, mix together flour and salt. Cut in shortening until well incorporated. Add remaining ingredients and mix until well blended. Let rest a few minutes, then divide dough into 4 portions. Roll a dough disc out on a lightly floured surface and press into a 9-inch pie plate. Individually tightly cover and freeze remaining 3 portions of dough.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH POT PIE - AKA SLIPPERY POT PIE OR BOTT BOI

Steps:

• The instructions for both the fresh egg noodles and pot pie are here: http://gochicorgohome.com/awesome/pennsylvania-dutch-pot-pie