Home-made chicken pie - by WantOnly Dee

Dear Bakers, as requested here is the recipe and step by step pic for the pastry. make sure you chill the pastry between folds.

Chicken pie

Ingredients:
100g soft butter
1tsp salt
2eggs
400g chilled water approximately
850g plain flour
150g bread flour
600g pastry margarine

Method:
Mix all of the ingredients except flours and pastry margarine and beat at medium speed for about 2mins. Add in the the plain flour and bread flour and beat to a smooth dough.

Shape the dough into a rectangle, about 4x6 inches, then wrap in a plastic wrap and refrigerate for 20mins to rest and firm slightly

Turn the dough out onto a very lightly floured work surface . Roll into a flat dough and put the pastry margarine- ( refer to the step by step pic attached )

*(pic 9) Repeat the folding process. This gives a total of 6 rolls and folds, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 20mins before using.

Spoon the filling in the pastry-lined tart moulds n cover the top with a smaller pastry, Brush the top with egg and bake at 200degress C on the middle rack, until golden brown, about 15-20min

You can refer to Anna Olsen vid as a guide

http://youtu.be/-mp-07fcMfw


Fillings
Chicken breast or drumstick
2 onions
250g green peas uncooked
2 pcs red carrot
4 pieces potatoes

Seasoning
Cooking oil
1can campbell soup, cream of chicken or mushroom

Method:
Boil chicken breast or drumstick and cut into small pieces
Fry onion with cooking oil and add in chicken
Boiled potatoes and red carrot cubed, And drain. Add to chicken.
Pour in the can of cream soup.

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