President Hardings Chicken Pot Pie

How to Make

• Step 1: Boil chicken with whole onion.

• Step 2: Cook until falling off bone, adding water as needed.

• Step 3: Remove chicken.

• Step 4: Measure out 4 cups chicken broth, and cook onion and potatoes in broth.

• Step 5: Season to taste.

• Step 6: Meanwhile, let chicken cool.

• Step 7: And make pie crust: sift flour salt and baking powder.

• Step 8: In a bowl, add lard and use fork to combine.

• Step 9: Add enough milk to make a dough(no milk amount given).

• Step 10: Roll out and blind bake bottom crust.

• Step 11: In hot oven 425 degrees F.

• Step 12: Bake for 10 minutes (no time or temperature give)

• Step 13: Debone and remove skin from chicken.

• Step 14: Add some chicken to cooked pie crust (they saved dark meat usually for croquettes).

• Step 15: Add potatoes.

• Step 16: Skim out onions (chop up onion you added to chicken too and put over, seasoning lightly).

• Step 17: Add a small amount of broth and add top crust.

• Step 18: Bake (no time or temperature given) 375 degrees F. for 50 minutes until crust is golden brown.

• Step 19: Meanwhile, use the rest of 4 cups chicken broth to make a gravy.

• Step 20: 2 tablespoons butter melted

• Step 21: Add flour seasoning light.

• Step 22: Add chicken broth and whisk cook thickened.

• Step 23: Season to taste.

• Step 24: Pour over top of chicken pot pie when serving.