Chicken Pot Pie With Flaky Crust Food

CHICKEN POT PIE WITH BISCUIT CRUST

Steps:

• Crust: This is for just a top crust.
• if you would like a top and bottom, double the recipe.
• Combine dry ingredients and cut in butter until it resembles small peas.
• Add milk all at one and stir just to moisten.
• Pour out onto a floured surface and knead about 8 times.
• Roll into desired shape, depending if you are using a round or square casserole dish.
• If you are making two crusts, make sure you roll the bottom one larger.
• Filling: Melt butter over low heat in a large saucepan.
• Stir in flour, chopped onions, salt and pepper.
• Cook until mixture is bubbly, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and whisk in broth and milk.
• Put back over heat and heat to boiling, stirring constantly for a couple minutes, until thickened.
• (YOU CAN IGNORE THE ABOVE IF YOU HAVE ABOUT 2 CUPS OF LEFTOVER GRAVY--JUST HEAT IT UP IN A SAUCEPAN).
• Add chicken and frozen peas and carrots into the mixture and combine.
• Remove from heat.
• Putting it together: Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Pour chicken mixture into 2 quart casserole (lined with one crust if you want a bottom crust).
• Lay crust over mixture and press into the inside edges of dish.
• Make a couple slits in the center of crust with a sharp knife.
• If you are doing a top and bottom crust, crimp edges to seal.
• Bake for about 30 minutes, until golden brown.

CHICKEN POT PIE WITH FLAKY CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• On lightly floured surface, unroll puff pastry; with rolling pin, roll pastry into 11-inch square.
• Cut off corners to make an 11-inch round; cut slits or small designs in several places in pastry; set aside.
• In a 10-inch skillet, heat oil over med-high heat.
• Cook chicken in oil about 4 minutes, stirring frequently, until no longer pink in center.
• Add onion and carrots; cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until crisp-tender.
• Remove from heat; stir in peas.
• In a bowl, beat remaining ingredients except egg with wire whisk until well blended.
• Stir into chicken mixture in skillet.
• Spoon into 9-inch deep-dish glass pie plate.
• Place pastry over filling, allowing pastry to hang over edge.
• Bake 20 minutes; brush crust with beaten egg.
• Cover edge of crust with strips of foil to prevent excess browning.
• Bake 20-25 minutes longer or until crust is golden brown; let stand 10 minutes before serving.

CHICKEN POT PIE RECIPE

Steps:

• In a dutch oven or pot, melt 6 Tbsp butter. Add diced onions and carrots and saute 8 minutes over medium heat until soft.
• Add sliced mushrooms and minced garlic and saute another 5 minutes until mushrooms are softened.
• Add 1/3 cup flour and stir constantly for 2 minutes. Add chicken stock, and 1/2 cup heavy cream then bring to a simmer and cook 1 minute or until mixture is a thick gravy consistency. Add 2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp black pepper, or season to taste. It should be well-seasoned.
• Add shredded cooked chicken, frozen peas, and 1/4 cup parsley. Stir to combine then remove from heat and cool slightly while you roll out the crusts. Roll 1 chilled pie crust disk into a 12" diameter circle. Carefully transfer it into a 9" pie dish. Spoon the pie filling over the bottom crust.
• Roll the second disk of pie dough into a 10" diameter circle and place over the pie filling. Fold the excess dough behind the bottom crust then crimp the pie crusts together to seal. Use a sharp paring knife to cut 5 small slits in the top to allow steam to escape. Brush the top of the crust with the beaten egg and sprinkle lightly with coarse salt and pepper.
• Bake at 425˚F for 30-35 minutes or until top crust is golden brown. If edges are browning too fast, cover with a pie shield or make a shield by cutting a 4" diameter circle from the center of a sheet of foil and placing that over the pie. Once out of the oven, rest for 15 minutes to cool slightly before slicing.

BUTTER FLAKY PIE CRUST

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in water, a tablespoon at a time, until mixture forms a ball. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
• Roll dough out to fit a 9 inch pie plate. Place crust in pie plate. Press the dough evenly into the bottom and sides of the pie plate.