Amy Hooper - Pot Pies: 46 Comfort Classics to Warm Your Soul

Pot Pies

Hobby Farm Home Presents Volume 10K 2013

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editors note

Life Of Pie

BY ANNIKA SMALL

W hen we began planning which recipes to share with you, I found several definitions for the term pot pie. According to Merriam-Websters online dictionary, a pot pie is a mixture of meat and vegetables that is covered in a layer of pastry and cooked in a deep dish. Elinor Klivans, author of Potpies: Yumminess in a Dish (Chronicle Books), writes that pot pies common thread is that they use simple cooking methods. One of our frequent contributors, Cheryl Morrison, writes in her article on that most pot pies have crusts that encase or at least cover stewlike fillings.

Faced with these varied opinions, I wasnt sure which recipes to include. Should they all include meat and vegetables? What about crust? Are pot pies main courses to be served only at lunch or dinner, or do people eat them at other times of the day? Can pot pies taste sweet or just savory?

Ultimately, we decided to embrace nontraditional versions. Weve included recipes for chicken ().

One thing these recipes have in common besides their deliciousness: They all feature some sort of crust. (Youll find recipes for that on .) Well leave it to you to flip through the following pages and decide whether, in your opinion, that officially qualifies them as pot pies or not. Enjoy your research!

ALEXANDER SMALL

The humble pot pie comes filled with a fascinating history.

BY CHERYL MORRISON

Prepare today for your pot-pie-making future with simple recipes for chicken, beef and vegetable stocks.

BY CHERYL MORRISON

Recipes for all-purpose pot-pie crust, whole-wheat pot-pie crust, cream biscuit pot-pie crust and rough puff pastry

BY SHARON KEBSCHULL BARRETT

Recipes for turkey mole pie, Thanksgiving turkey pot pie, chicken pot pie, duck pie, chicken curry pie with rice crust and Greek spinach chicken pie

BY PATRICIA LEHNHARDT

Recipes for shepherds pie, beef bourguignon pie, ham and broccoli pot pie with Cheddar topper, Italian sausage and potato pie with Parmesan drop biscuits, Philly cheese steak pies with caramelized onions and provolone sauce, and Reuben pie

BY PATRICIA LEHNHARDT

Recipes for broccauli-Cheddar pot pie, rise n shine pot pie, everything-but-the-chicken pot pie, stuffin and peppers pot pie, sweet potato crunch pot pie and five-cheese pizza pot pie

BY SAMANTHA JOHNSON AND PAULETTE JOHNSON

Recipes for lobster pot pie for two and salmon pie

BY PATRICIA LEHNHARDT

Recipes for slow-cooker beef pot pie and tomatillo chicken pot pie

BY RHODA PEACHER

Recipes for creamy cashew winter harvest and savory pot pie with tofu and potatoes

BY KYRA KIRKWOOD

Recipes for gluten-free chicken pot pie with rosemary and citrus, and gluten-free shepherds pie with lamb and bacon

BY WENDY BEDWELL-WILSON

Recipes for breakfast-sausage-hash pot pie; smoked salmon, spinach and potato pie; and apple and biscuit pot pie

BY ASHLEY ENGLISH

Recipes for Thai curried chicken pot pie, layered chicken tamale pie, Greek spanakopita with sun-dried tomatoes, Scottish smoked salmon pasty, shepherds pie and French Canadian tourtire

BY FIONA GREEN

Recipes for cranberry and white chocolate empanadas, apricot and almond baklava, mini pluot and raspberry crumble pies, and amaretto-flavored peach and mango cobbler

BY FIONA GREEN

You can perfect your pie with these pointers.

BY KRISTINA MERCEDES URQUHART

Successfully store, freeze and reheat your homemade pot pies.

BY KEVIN FOGLE

Pot pies and craft beers are a match made in heaven.

BY KEVIN FOGLE

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BY CHERYL MORRISON

Pot-pie toppings arent limited to pie crust. Shepherds pie comes covered with mashed potatoes.

when you hear the term pot pie, you might have a specific dish in mind. For me, its the Pennsylvania-Dutch style of chicken pot pie that I grew up eating tender chunks of chicken, potatoes, carrots and onion plus thick, chewy egg noodles in a silken broth seasoned with nothing more than salt and pepper.

My familys chicken pot pie is cooked in a pot, and it does involve dough (for the noodles), but it is actually a stew rather than a pie. Other types of pot pies are not cooked in pots; instead, they are baked in pie pans, Dutch ovens or casserole dishes. If your definition of pot pie includes Mexican empanadas, Cornish pasties and other regional foods wrapped in or covered with pastry, then pot pies also can be baked on cookie sheets.