MORAVIAN CHICKEN PIE
This is a local favorite from the Piedmont of North Carolina. Though many recipes these days use all white meat, older recipes call for white and dark meat. To cook the chicken and make the broth, cooks typically simmer a whole chicken in water until it is almost falling off the bone. The broth is strained and simmered some more as needed to concentrate the flavor. The chicken skin and bones are discarded and the meat finely chopped.
Provided by peg_lyn
Categories Savory Pies
Time 3h
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- For Pie Crust, combine flour and salt in a bowl. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Stir in water just until dough forms. Divide dough into two equal pieces. Cover and chill 30 minutes, or until ready to use.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Roll out one piece of dough to cover bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie plate and place in the plate. Roll out second piece of dough for top crust and set aside.
- Place chicken on bottom crust in pie plate. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and flour, and pour in broth. Dot with butter, if desired. Cover with top crust, moisten edges with a little flour and crimp to seal.
- For Crumb Topping, rub butter into flour until mixture resembles bread crumbs. Sprinkle over top crust of pie. Cut a few slits in top crust to allow steam to escape. (Unbaked pies may be frozen at this point.)
- Place pie plate on a cookie sheet for easier handling and better browning of the bottom crust. Bake pie 45 minutes to 1 hour, until golden brown and bubbly. (If pie is frozen, bake at 400 degrees for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.) If desired, stir a mixture of flour and water into any extra chicken broth, plus salt and pepper to taste, and simmer until thickened to make a gravy to serve with the pie.
- Makes one 9-inch pie.
- Note: Many Moravians make chicken pies with a 10-inch pie plate. To adapt this recipe for a 10-inch pie plate, increase the filling ingredients to 3 cups chopped chicken, 1/4 cup flour and 1 1/4 cups chicken broth, but use the same amounts of all the other ingredients.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 533.2, Fat 32.1, SaturatedFat 8.8, Cholesterol 48.8, Sodium 961.8, Carbohydrate 39.1, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 0.3, Protein 20.7
Are you curently on diet or you just want to control your food's nutritions, ingredients? We will help you find recipes by cooking method, nutrition, ingredients...
Check it out »
#time-to-make #course #preparation #savory-pies #main-dish #dietary #4-hours-or-less
You'll also love
Palesa Seheri
[email protected]This Moravian chicken pie is a must-try for any chicken pot pie lover.
Niamat Ullah Khan Shinwari
[email protected]I made this Moravian chicken pie for a potluck and it was a huge success. Everyone loved it!
Sarah Farris
[email protected]The Moravian chicken pie recipe was easy to follow and the pie turned out great! The chicken was tender and juicy, and the sauce was flavorful.
Uchenna Nsoedo
[email protected]This Moravian chicken pie was delicious! The chicken was tender and juicy, and the vegetables were cooked perfectly.
Hridoy Music Company
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of chicken pot pie, but this Moravian version was really good. The dumplings were light and fluffy, and the sauce was flavorful without being too heavy.
Albert Ford
[email protected]The Moravian chicken pie recipe was easy to follow and the pie turned out great! I will definitely be making this again.
Nironjon Karmakar
[email protected]This Moravian chicken pie was a bit time-consuming to make, but it was worth the effort. The pie was absolutely delicious and my family loved it.
Sandesh Dangal
[email protected]I'm a big fan of chicken pot pie, and this Moravian version is one of my favorites. The dumplings are light and fluffy, and the sauce is creamy and flavorful.
Latrell Smith
[email protected]This Moravian chicken pie is a must-try for any chicken pot pie lover. The dumplings are amazing and the sauce is so flavorful.
Jemimah 0tieno
[email protected]I made this Moravian chicken pie for a potluck and it was a huge success. Everyone loved it! The flavors were perfect and the crust was nice and flaky.
Blu Cheez
[email protected]The Moravian chicken pie recipe was easy to follow and the pie turned out great! The chicken was tender and juicy, and the vegetables were perfectly cooked.
Dulun Hasen
[email protected]This Moravian chicken pie was a labor of love, but it was totally worth it. The end result was a beautiful and delicious dish that my guests raved about.
Yakubu Francis
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of chicken pot pie, but this Moravian version was surprisingly good. The dumplings were light and fluffy, and the sauce was flavorful without being too heavy.
Teshela Damise
[email protected]This Moravian chicken pie was a hit with my family! The creamy filling and flaky crust were perfect. I'll definitely be making this again.