Homely Chicken Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 3 skinless chicken breasts
• 2 ounces butter
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons plain flour
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
• 1/2 cup cream
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1 cup carrot
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon water

Recipe

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