Ingredients:
- Fillings:
- 4 Tbs. butter or margarine
- ½ cup chopped celery
- ¼ cup chopped onion
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups chicken stock
- Salt and freshly ground pepper to
taste
- 2 cups cooked chicken cubes
- ¼ cup chopped parsley
- ½ tsp crumbled sage
- Pastry:
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp. salt
- 6 Tbs. chilled shortening
- 4-5 Tbs. ice water
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Instructions:
- To make the filling, in a
medium-size saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add celery and onion, cook them
until tender. Add flour, stirring, for a minute withour browning. Gradullay
add stock and cook, stirring, until sauce thickens. Season to taste with salt and
pepper. Stir in chicken, parsley, and sage. Set aside.
- To make pastry, preheat oven to
350°F. In a large bowl, stir together wgile wheat flour, all-purpose flour, and
salt. With a pastry belnder or two knives, cut in shortening until mixture
resembeles cornmeal. Sprinkle with ice water until dough stays toegther. Roll
into a ball and divide into two parts.
- To assemble pie, on a floured board,
roll out one part of dought approx. ¼ inch thick. Line a 2-quart round baking dish
with pastry, allowing the edges to extend over the sides; moisten top edge with a lottle
water. Add the chicken filling.
- Roll out the second half of dough
and place over top of baking dish. Be very careful to avoid holes. Trim excess crust
around the edge of the dish. press edges together to seal and crimp together. Make
several slashes in top. Bake in 1 hour, until golden brown and bubbly.
- Remove from oven and let it cool for
about 10 minutes. Serve while it's warm.
Makes 6 servings. |