Chicken Pie for lunch.....anyone?

Tengah sibuk memikirkan apa yang nak di masak untuk lunch tetiba
terliur pulak rasa nak makan Chicken Pie, so apa lagi terus buka fridge nasib ada whip cream beli semalam dari Cold Storage terus masak inti untuk pie. Untuk pastrynya anak2 tak suka kalau guna puff pastry jadi kenalah buat pastry from the scratch, hasilnya memang sedap. Dulu selalu guna butter brand Golden Churn tapi since ada isu pasal halal product tu sekarang guna jenama Anchor saja, not bad jugak.

 Source: about.com

• FOR THE PASTRY
• 7 oz/200g all purpose/plain flour
• Pinch of salt
• 4 oz/ 110g butter, cubed  butter 
• 2-3 tbsp cold water
• 1 egg, beaten for glaze
• FOR THE FILLING
• 3 tbsp vegetable or olive oil
• 12 oz/ 350g skinless, boneless chicken meat from legs and thighs
• 2 medium leeks, finely sliced
• 4 oz/ 110g baby button mushrooms
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp flour
• 18 fl oz/ 500ml hot chicken stock
• 1 tbsp chopped flat leaf parsley
• ½ tsp fresh thyme
• Salt and pepper
• 1 beaten egg for glazing

Makes 2 large 6"/15cm individual pies or combine into one pie using a 1 pint pie dish.

• Make the pastry following the instructions here.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet or deep frying pan. Add the chicken meat and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally until the chicken is browned all over. Using a slotted spoon remove the chicken and keep to one side.
• To the pan add the finely sliced leek and the baby button mushrooms. Cook for 3 minutes stirring occasionally until the leeks are softened. Remove the leeks and mushrooms and keep to one side with the chicken.
• Add the butter to the pan and melt over a medium heat, add the flour and stir well to incorporate all the flour into the butter. You should have a really thick paste. Using a hand whisk, slowly add the hot chicken stock, whisking all the time until a smooth gravy is created, cook for 3 minutes, again stirring from time to time. Add the chicken, leeks and mushrooms into the gravy, add the parsley and thyme and season generously with sea salt and black pepper. Cook for a further 2 minutes then put to one side to cool completely.
• Generously grease 2 6"/15cm ovenproof pie dishes or 1 x 1 pint dish. Roll the pastry to 1/8"/3 mm thick and line your dish/es. Re-roll the remaining pastry to make lids to fit the size of dish you are using. Place the dishes and pastry into the refrigerator to rest for at least 20 minutes.
• Heat the oven to 400°F/200°C/Gas 6. Place a heavy cookie or baking sheet on the middle shelf.
• Divide the filling between the two dishes (or pint dish if making just one pie) making sure both have equal amounts of chicken and gravy. Using a pastry brush, dampen the edges of the pastry lining with beaten egg, then cover with the pastry lid and crimp the edges to seal. Brush generously with beaten egg. Using a sharp knife cut a small hole into the centre of the lid to allow the steam to escape during cooking and to prevent pastry from becoming soggy.
• Sit the pie dish/es onto the heated baking sheet in the oven and bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown and the filling bubbling. Serve hot or leave to cool completely if serving cold.