Cheesy chicken pies for dinner

Stuck on the weekend menu? Throw in some chicken pies for dinner, and don’t forget the cheese!

Ingredients:

For the pastry:

• 500 ml (2 cups) all-purpose flour
• 1/4 tsp fine salt
• 220 g (1 cup) of cold butter, cubed
• 180 ml (12 tbsp) ice-cold water

For the filling:

• 350 g sliced grilled or roasted chicken
• 200 g grated cheddar cheese
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 15 – 30 ml (1-2 Tbsp) full cream milk, to baste the pastry
• 15 – 30 ml (1-2 Tbsp) softened butter, for greasing the baking tray

Method:

1. For the pastry, add the flour, salt and butter to the bowl of a food processor and blitz until the
   ingredients combine.
2. Gradually, add the cold water until a dough-like consistency forms.
3. Tip the dough onto a clean surface and mix until combined. Split the dough in half, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.
4. Once the dough is firm, roll out on a floured surface and use a drinking glass or cookie cutter to cut out pastry rounds (24 in total).
5. Place 2 pastry rounds into a butter-greased, 12-hole muffin pan.
6. For the filling; combine the chicken, cheese and salt and pepper into a bowl. Mix well and spoon into the pastry cases.
7. Top the filling with a pastry lid, use a fork to secure the pastry edges together and brush with milk.
8. Place into a preheated 180°C oven and bake for 25 minutes, or until golden.

This recipe is supplied by Rediscover Dairy, an initiative of the Consumer Education Project of Milk SA.