CLASSIC AMERICAN PIES from Melania's Recipes

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Ingredients

I made the chicken pie shown on photo following this recipe. I omitted the sugar and put some herbs instead. MY CHICKEN PIE RECIPE : 2 1/2 cups (300 gr) flour sifted with a tiny dash of baking powder ( to keep top high after baked ) 1 tablespoon (15 grams) sugar, for salty pies make it herbs instead 1 teaspoon (5 grams) table salt 2 sticks (8 ounces, 225 grams tablespoons or 1 cup) unsalted butter, very cold AIM to add as little water as possible FILLING ( MAKES 8 MINI PIE FILLED TO THE TOP ) 1 pound boneless chicken tights, 4 medium size potatoes, 1/2 l white wine,about 1 and 1/2 cup fresh peas, rosemary and thyme. Remember to punch holes before filling the pies for even heat distribution. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PIE CRUST WITH SOUR CREAM 1 1/4 cups (5.3 ounces) all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt Pinch of baking powder 1 teaspoon sugar - (herbs for savory pies) 1 stick (4 ounces) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces 2 TBS sour cream 2 to 4 tablespoons ice water

Instructions

Most pie recipes call for a crust that's 1/8th inch thick. Check black woman on YouTube for the folding method Freeze your butter and make sure to leave long pieces of it in the dough Leave the dough in the fridge overnight before rolling Always start with very hot oven (425 for 10”, then lower to 400)
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