Grandmother's Chicken Pie

Grandmother's Chicken Pie
Grandmother's Chicken Pie might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 450 calories, 17g of protein, and 27g of fat. If you have chicken breasts, buttermilk, sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the buttermilk you could follow this main course with the Buttermilk Pie as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

1
Place chicken in a lightly greased 1 1/2-quart casserole.
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Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt and pepper. Set aside.
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Combine flour, baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, sugar, and soda in a mixing bowl, stirring well.
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4
Cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.
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Add buttermilk, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened.
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6
Turn dough out on a floured surface, and knead lightly 4 or 5 times.
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Roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness; cut into 1-inch strips.
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8
Cover chicken with strips of dough, and dot with butter.
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Pour hot water evenly over top of pie.
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Bake, covered, at 300 for 1 1/2 hours.
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Remove cover, and bake an additional 20 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings6
Health Score11
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