Chicken pie
By mermaidivy
@mermaidivy (15395)
United States
March 25, 2011 2:55pm CST
I just made chicken pie for dinner tonight, it is the first time I made chicken pie. Somebody told me that I shouldn't use the mixer to mix the dough of the crust but I just couldn't make it a ball so I ended up using the mixer.
The filling is easy to make. I just hope the crust will taste like a crust...
I never made pie so I didn't know what is the right way to do it.
How do you make pie? Do you need a mixer to do it?
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10 responses
@hardworkinggurl (37063)
• United States
25 Mar 11
I love chicken pie, but must admit I have never made one myself. So you are step ahead of me with it. If I were to make it I would follow some of the responses above and buy the crust ready made, lol..
But I see a recipe posted above and will check it out, because nothing beats homemade and from scratch.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
25 Mar 11
I didn't think of getting pie crust at the store, I want to try to makeonce anyway, if it is nto so good, I might try again or just get a crust pie at the store, we'll see.
@hardworkinggurl (37063)
• United States
26 Mar 11
I'm excited because I printed the recipe above. I will be looking forward to trying it. See always a pleasure to be a myLot member, because I learn something new each time.
Thanks mermaidivy! 
@deebomb (15304)
• United States
25 Mar 11
Hello marmaid. My family likes pot pies too. I have found a no fail pie crust on the net calling for egg and vinegar. I used to try other pie crust but found adding egg and vinegar makes the best and flakiest crusts. http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/no-fail-pie-crust-i/Detail.aspx
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
25 Mar 11
Oh I like flaky crust, I saved that as favourite, will try that next time. Thanks for sharing!
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@hardworkinggurl (37063)
• United States
25 Mar 11
Hi deebomb,
Your recipe you posted sounds great and easy. I will be saving that one, I will plan to make my first! 
@eileenleyva (27560)
• Philippines
26 Mar 11
I love chicken pie but I get to buy some good stuff at Red ribbon's Bakeshop or Goldilocks Bakeshop. So I never thought of making the crust myself. But now you did give me some real good idea. 
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
28 Mar 11
It came out good, it wasn't too dificult as I thought it would be.
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@dreamsharmin (2281)
• China
26 Mar 11
I don't make pie by myself. As i also don't know how to make it. When ever i feel to eat any chicken pie i just order them or go to the restaurant for eat.I also love others meat pie. Which is really delicious.
Have a good day!
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
28 Mar 11
I didn't know how to make it either, I was looking for receipe the other day and I found one that seems easy to do so I gave it a shot, it came out good.
@DragonWarWizard (26)
• United States
27 Mar 11
I've wanted to make chicken pot pie for some time now, but
have not worked up the courage to make my own dough crust.
I've thought about buying premade crust.
The pie crust is supposed to be easy to make,
it's just flour, water yeast, etc.
A very basic crust will do.
I'm not expert on pie making, though.
I would have to consult a recipe book.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
28 Mar 11
That was my first try, I foudn it in one of my cookbook, easier than what I thought, it came out good, I will try it again,.
@Cherish14 (2693)
• Philippines
26 Mar 11
hi their, i love pies, almost all kinds of it hehehe but i never tried making one and i think i will have to try it one time when i get the chance. thanks for this discussion, it reminded me to make my favorite pie... soon
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
28 Mar 11
That was the first time I made chicken pie and it came out pretty good so I think I will try it again.
@peavey (16936)
• United States
25 Mar 11
I just use regular pie crust for meat pies. If you have trouble making it into a ball, you may not have quite enough liquid in it. It will fall apart and crumble if you don't, or if you have too much, it will be sticky. Crust is the most tender when it's handled the least and I suspect that's why you were told you shouldn't use the mixer for it. It might be fine, thought. You can decide that when you eat the pie!
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
25 Mar 11
It was very crumbly, I added extra cold water into it, that helped; I wonder how it will come out now...
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
25 Mar 11
Chicken pot pie is one of my favorite dishes. I let 2 frozen pie crusts thaw out, cut them in strips & put then on the top of the filling. Works real good & i get alot of compliments on mine especially the crust.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
25 Mar 11
I never thought of getting the pie crust, I just looked it up in the cookbook and it shows me how to do it.
@James1969 (99)
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25 Mar 11
I am terrible at pastry. i would have bought ready made pastry so you are streets ahead of me! lol!
hope it tastes great!
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
25 Mar 11
I have made danish pastry, crissant etc before, I did okay but not great, it is the first time I do pie, I hope it will come out alright, at least eatable and won't make us want to spit it out.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
25 Mar 11
This discussion reminds me of my gradmother. She has passed away quite a few years ago , but i still think of her often. she used to make the best chicken pie in the world when i was a child. She would spend an eternity in the kitchen preparing the dough and she didn't use a mixer. There was love in every bite. I could never make chicken pie like my grandmother did, but i will always cherish the memories.