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Somewhere during the summer I took a good, long hard look at my retirement.
And then decided to try for two more years (I am a special education teacher). Should give us plenty of time to get that bakery in order, right? Post-retirement excitement.
Meanwhile...life goes on. Like real life. Like I don't bake every day...And my husband can slow down on his construction project...the Bakery. Is that a smile on his face?
Now is there a cake somewhere in my kitchen I don't know about?
(Hanging head) no
Maybe the mixers are going????
(pouty face) sigh
But I did Bake these....
HINT*
Flaky, tender homemade pie crust includes lard. I substituted 1/2 of the shortening with lard and it is flaky EVERY time!
Just don't overwork the dough.
Homestyle Chicken Pot Pie
2 Cans chicken breast (YOU can start from scratch, if you must)
4 small red potatoes (peeled and medium diced)
4 carrots (peeled and medium diced)
2 ribs celery (sliced)
1 can veg-all
1 can cream of chicken soup
evaporated milk to make saucy
1 scant tsp. flour
and water as needed
1 small onion
1 TB parsley
poultry seasoning, salt and pepper to taste
Mix. together.
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Prep pie dough for 4 personal sized oven safe dishes
(Go ahead...get the ready made...it's okay, really)
Cut rounds to fit inside dishes and gently push up inside dish
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Meanwhile....
par boil or roast veggies to almost fork tender (drain off any liquid)
Mix with other ingredients and ladle in the prepared dishes
TIP: To reduce calories/fat, spray dish with non stick spray and leave off inside pie shell
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Cut out tops
Slit
Baste top of pot pie with egg wash (1 egg beaten with a little water)
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Bake at 350 until bubbly and tops are brown
Mine baked about 45 minutes---don't forget to put them on a foil-lined pan so they have some place to bubble over
(I got a little hungry and took mine out before they completely browned)
and then waited and waited and waited
WARNING
Pot pies are HOT!!!!!
SoOoOoOo...I don't exactly have any cookies to show; but I did roll out dough. Does that count???
As I sit here I admit I haven't exactly been a good blogger lately, but God/church, family and work have had priority. That's not a bad thing is it? "No!" And anyway, the blogs were intended to show some snippits of just me being human. So I guess I have that down pat, huh? Bake, decorate, share, bake, bake, eat cereal. Well, it may not be cookies or cake, but it was a tasty supper. Hope you enjoy something tasty as well! Happy baking!!!!!!!! If I concentrate hard enough I can imagine fall weather, too....nah!
