Lattice Chicken Pie

Name: Lattice Chicken Pie
Yield: Makes 5 to 6 servings
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 3 c. water; 2 c. sifted flour; ⅔ c. milk; ⅓ c. shortening; 1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen peas, cooked and drained; 3 tblsp. chopped pimiento (optional); Chicken Gravy; 1 tsp. salt; 3 celery tops; 5 peppercorns

Preparation info

Makes
5 to 6
servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Farm Journal's Complete Pie Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1965

About

Count on this 2-crust pie to make friends and to disappear quickly

Ingredients

1 (3 lb.) broiler-fryer, cut up
3 c. water
3

Americas
United States
Main course
Pie

Method

Simmer chicken with water, celery tops, 1 tsp. salt and peppercorns until tender, about 1 hour. Remove from broth; cool slightly. Strain broth and make gravy (recipe follows).
Slip skin from chicken and remove from bones while still warm. Cut into bite-size pieces and combine with peas, pimiento and 2 c. Chicken Gravy.
Sift flour and 1 tsp. salt in bowl