Recipe - Gahb Chicken Pot Pie

PASTRY
1 One half cup Allpurpose flour
1 teaspoon Salt
1/3 cup Chilled butter; cut into
pieces
1 lg Egg
2 tablespoon Ice water; 2 to 3
tablespoons

FILLING
4 cup Cubed cooked chicken
1 tablespoon Butter
1 pound Fresh mushrooms; cut or sliced up
One fourth cup Dry white wine or water
1 One half cup Whipping cream
2 tablespoon Allpurpose flour
1 One half teaspoon Paprika
One half teaspoon Salt
One half teaspoon Black pepper
Three fourths cup Reducedsodium chicken broth

GLAZE
1 lg Egg; lightly beaten

To prepare pastry, in a medium bowl, mix together flour and salt. Using a
pastry blender or 2 knives, cut butter into flour until coarse crumbs form.

In a small bowl, beat together egg and water. Add to the flour mixture; mix
lightly until a soft dough forms. Shape into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap,
and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

To prepare the filling, place chicken in a 2quart casserole.

In a large skillet, melt butter over low heat. Add mushrooms; increase the
heat to mediumhigh; and saut‚ until browned and the liquid evaporates,
about 5 minutes. Add the wine; cook until almost evaporated, about 2
minutes. Add the mushroom mixture to chicken; stir to combine.

In a medium saucepan, whisk together cream, flour, paprika, salt, and
pepper, over low heat; cook until thickened, about 5 minutes. Whisk in
broth. Pour sauce over chicken mixture Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

On a lightly floured surface, using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll the
pastry to fit the top of the casserole. Place on top of pie; trim and seal
the edges.

Roll out trimmings. Cut out leaves and flowers. Brush pastry with glaze;
add the decorations; brush again with glaze.

Bake until filling is bubbly and crust is browned, 25 to 30 minutes.
Transfer to a wire rack to cool slightly. Serve warm.

Baking Tips: If using fresh rather than leftover or deli chicken, you will
need meat from a 3 1/2pound fryer.

NOTES : 30 minutes preparation, 30 minutes chilling, 45 minutes baking.
Recipe by: Great American Home Baking

Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 522 by "Valerie Whittle"
catspaw@inetnow.net on Jan 14, 1998