Many nations do not imagine a real feast without fragrant pies. They are baked on a variety of holidays, but the special role of pies has long been assigned during the birthday ceremonies. On this day, pies were sent to all the families and friends who were waiting for a visit.
There is a huge amount of all kinds of recipes for pies, both fried and baked. They may differ in appearance, composition of products and method of preparation. Pies are open and closed, large and small, square and round. They are stuffed with meat, mushrooms, fish, vegetables, berries, cottage cheese or porridge.
Chicken Pie - general principles and methods of cooking
The dough for chicken pies must be sour, starter, yeast or cooked with yogurt, sour cream and whey. In the dough to improve the taste, you can add rye flour or bran. To make the pies thin with a large amount of filling, you need to put only one egg in the dough, and you need to knead the dough rather cool. In addition, the yeast dough should rise at least twice, and each time it should be kneaded well. In order for the bottom layer of the closed pie to rise well, the dough must be divided into two parts, with most of it put down and place the filling on it.
Chicken Pie - Food Preparation
Before making this pie, fresh chicken should be boiled in salted water, let it cool without draining the liquid. Then you need to get the chicken, separate the meat from the bones and finely chop it. Mix the pieces of chicken, pepper, herbs, raw egg, salt and mix well. It is very important to put the stuffing in the cake cold, so it is better to take care of it in advance.
Chicken Pie - the best recipes
Recipe 1: Chicken, onion and cheese pie
This is a very tasty cake, in which everything is beautiful - both the dough and the filling. A fried cheese crust, combined with a delicate chicken flavor, will win the heart of even the most sophisticated gourmet.
Ingredients: 1.5 cups of flour, 100 grams of butter, 150 grams of sour cream, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon of baking powder, a pinch of salt, 350 grams of chicken fillet, 150 grams of cheese, 50 grams of butter, 1 tablespoon spoon of vegetable oil and 4 onions. Method of preparation
Add salt, egg, baking powder to sifted flour. All mix and pour sour cream, and then softened butter. Knead a soft dough, roll a ball out of it, which should be wrapped in plastic wrap and put into the refrigerator for thirty minutes.
For the filling, boiled fillet should be cut into small pieces, mixed with onion, pepper, salt and thyme.
Remove the dough from the refrigerator, roll out in the shape of the future cake, put the filling in the middle, sprinkled with grated cheese. Pie to give the desired shape, tightly pinching its edges.
You need to bake the cake at a temperature of 190 degrees for forty minutes until golden brown crust appears.
Recipe 2: Chicken and Mushroom Pie
Very tasty and nourishing cake, which is also quite simple and quickly prepared.
Ingredients: 250 grams of flour, 3 eggs, 3 tablespoons of water, 120 grams of butter, a pinch of salt, 200 grams of boiled chicken fillet, 200 grams of mushrooms, 1 onion, 8 pieces of small tomatoes, 150 grams of cheese, 200 milliliters of cream.
Method of preparation
Mix flour, chopped butter, egg, add water and knead the dough, which is removed for half an hour in the refrigerator.
At this time, fry the mushrooms with chopped onion and salt.
Dough to get them in the refrigerator and evenly distribute the hands on the form, which must first be oiled. On the edges of the dough to make the sides for the cake. In the middle, put the mushrooms with onions, put the chicken on them. To fill a stuffing with a mix from the grated cheese, cream and two eggs. Top quartered tomatoes on top.
Pie bake at 180 degrees for thirty minutes.
Recipe 3: Chicken Pie & Potato
This cake can be served both hot and cold. He tastes great in any way.
Ingredients: 1 pack of margarine or 250 grams of butter, half a cup of sour cream, half a teaspoon of soda, as much salt, 2-2.5 cups of flour, 400 grams of chicken fillet, 2 onions, 3-4 medium potatoes, pepper to taste. Method of preparation
Mash sour cream and butter with a fork, add soda, salt and one cup of flour. Knead the dough, gradually adding the remaining flour to it. Ready dough should not stick to hands. Roll the dough into a ball, wrap with cling film and put in the refrigerator for half an hour.
Wash meat, potatoes and onions and cut into small pieces.
Remove the dough from the refrigerator, divided into two equal parts. Roll out the first part evenly in the shape of a baking sheet, chop with a fork in several places and lay out the filling in the following sequence: meat, potatoes, onion, pepper and salt. Sprinkle with grated grated butter on top. Wrap the edges of the cake inside and put in an oven heated to 200 degrees for forty to sixty minutes. Remove the finished cake from the oven and leave for fifteen minutes.
Chicken Pie - tips from experienced chefs
The pie filling may consist of both one chicken and several ingredients. Chicken pies are open, closed or half-closed - lattice. For the latter, wetter types of fillings are more suitable. Chicken for the cake is better salted a little, so that in the finished form the cake was not bland. In addition to the chicken stuffing, you can add some sauce, broth or cream. This will not only add piquancy to the taste of the cake, but also make it softer and more tender.
To prevent the kneaded dough from sticking to your hands, you can roll it with a bottle of cold water, and rub your hands with vegetable oil. In addition, you can roll out the dough with a rolling pin, on which a clean rag is wound, or through a sheet of parchment paper. Already rolled dough will be easier to shift to the baking sheet, if you screw it on the rolling pin, and deploy it already on the baking sheet.
