Author Notes
In the early autumn, my favorite mushrooms, Chanterelles, peak up through the ground and are found quickly on my menu. This pie is comfort food with a capital "C." Other mushrooms can be substituted but Chanterelles really make it sing. —Tall Clover Farm
Ingredients
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1.5 pounds
Chanterelle mushrooms
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1.5 pounds
Chicken thighs
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3 tablespoons
butter
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1 tablespoon
Flour
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1
large onion
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1
lemon
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1 cup
sour cream
Directions
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PREPARATION OF FILLING
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Saute mushrooms in butter, until tender and most liquid evaporates.
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Add one chopped onion, saute further, until translucent.
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Add diced chicken to pan, cook until tender.
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Add flour, stir, cook for a few more minutes for thickening.
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Add lemon juice, incorporate.
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Add sour cream, incorporate.
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Let it cool to room temperature.
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PIE ASSEMBLY
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Preheat oven to 425 F.
Place baking sheet in oven.
Line crust in 9-inch pie plate (10-inch works, too).
Add cooled filling to crust.
Add and crimp vented top crust.
Brush top crust with egg wash (one egg, 1 t. water, mixed).
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BAKING PIE
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With oven at 425 F, place pie on baking sheet in oven, mid-rack.
Bake for 15 minutes, or until top crust begins to brown.
Lower temperature to 350 F, continue baking.
Bake for another 30-40 minutes, until golden brown and center firm.
Serve warm (though just as good reheated later).
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