The Perfect Chicken

Start with a free-range chicken, cut it in half, and cook it in a pan to get maximum flavor from the bones and the meat. This step ensures a rich and flavorful filling for the pie.

Preparing the chicken for the pie filling

Creating the Flaky Pastry

Prepare the pastry by combining plain flour, cold butter, and cold water. The key is to hug the ingredients together without kneading, resulting in a flaky and delicious pastry.

Making the flaky pastry for the pie

Assembling and Baking the Pie

Line the pie dish with the pastry, add the chicken filling, and cover it with another layer of pastry. Bake the pie at 190 degrees Celsius for an hour until the pastry is golden and flaky.

Assembling the chicken pie