Chicken pie by shireen

                 Chicken pie

      Ingredients for short crust pastry

      Butter 6 ounce

      Flour 8ounce

      Salt ¼ tsp

      Egg yolk 1

      Ingredients for filling

      Boiled and shredded chicken 3 cups

      Peas boiled ½ cup

      Potatoes diced and boiled ½ cup

      Carrots diced and boiled ½ cup

      Black pepper 1 tsp

      Flour 3 tbsp

      Butter 3 ounce

      Milk 2 cups

      Chicken Stock 1 ½ cup

      Boiled egg 1

      Hp sauce 1 tbsp

      Egg 1 beaten for brushing

      Sesame seeds 1 tbsp

      Salt (heaped) ½ tsp

      Method for short crust

      In a bowl beat butter for 2 minutes, add egg yolk, ¼ salt, and 8 ounces flour. Slightly mix the ingredients together and knead lightly to form a dough . Chill for 30 minutes and use accordingly.

      Method for filling

      1)In a pan melt 3 ounces of butter and add 3tbsp flour. Stir well.

      2)Add ½ tsp salt, 1tsp pepper ,2 cups milk,1 tbsp HP sauce and 1 ½ cup chicken stock.

      3)Cook and stir till mixture thickens. Add in chicken and boiled vegetables. Mix well.

      4) Pour filling in a greased oven dish, arrange slices of boiled egg on top. Roll pastry according to the size of the dish and spread it on top, 5)Brush lavishly with beaten eggs and sprinkle sesame seeds on top, 6)Cut a crust in the center, bake on 180 degree C for 20 min till the top turns golden brown in colour.