NIGERIAN CHICKEN PIE RECIPE

Pastry recipe:
Flour                            1kg
Margarine                      500g
Water                            1/2 cup
 Baking powder             2 teaspoon
Salt                                1 teaspoon



Filling recipe:
Irish potatoes.               1 big
Chicken                        500g
Carrots.                        4 sticks
Onions.                  1 small bulb
Salt.    
Seasoning
Ground nut oil.          3 tablespoons
Flours                        2 tablespoon

Method:
To prepare the filling
Scrap and dice the carrots

Peel and dice the Irish potato into a bowl of water
Pour the Irish potato into a pot and boil for 3 mins

Cut the onions into tiny bits.

Wash the chicken, put in a put and add seasoning.

Cook until it is tender.
Debone the chicken and remove the skin,
Dice the chicken.

Place a saucepan on the burner, add 3 tablespoons of groundnut oil.
Add the onions and the chicken stir for a bit, add seasoning cube and a pinch of salt.

Add the carrots and continue to stir,
Add the Irish potatoes.

Mix 2 tablespoons of  flours with 1/4 cup of water.
Add to the meat pie filling, this helps to keep the filling moist while baking.
Set the filling aside to cool and prepare the dough.

To prepre the dough
Into a mixing bowl, measure and sieve 1 kg of flour, add 2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1 teaspoon of salt. Stir together with a whisk .
Add 500g of margarine
With your finger tips, rub the margarine into the flour until it becomes like bread crumbs.

Add 1/2 cup of water a little bit of water at a time  and knead until you have a stiff dough.

Leave the dough to rest for about 10 minitues, this makes it more elastic and easier for you to roll it out.


To make the meat pie

clean your work table and dust it with a bit of flour,
Roll out the dough to the desired thickness.
Consider the size of the meat pie cutter you are using and cut out a bit of the rolled out dough,
Place it on the meat pie cutter.

With a spoon, put some of the filling on the dough ( don't put too much so that the meat pie can close seal easily)

Close the meat pie cutter.
Remove the excess dough and carefully remove the meat pie.

Repeat until you have exhausted the dough/filling.
Grease your baking  tray with margarine - to prevent the meat pie from sticking to the tray after baking.
Place the meat pies on your baking tray.
Break an egg and whisk it.
Use a brush to paint the meat pies with the egg, this makes the meat pie brown when done.

Place the baking tray in a preheated oven and bake for about 30 mins or until it's golden  brown.