Old Fashion Pot Pie
- ham, chicken or beef with bone
- 3 c. flour
- 1/4 c. Crisco
- 3/4 tsp. salt
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp. sugar
- 1/2 c. broth, with 1/2 c. cold water
- potatoes, diced
- Cook ham with bone in water in 6 qt. pot.
- Chicken or beef with bone may also be used.
- When meat is tender, remove meat from bone and return to broth.
- Keep pot about 3/4 full with water.
- Put all dry ingredients together in large bowl.
- Add crisco, working together with hands until fine and mixed well.
- Combine broth with cold water until lukewarm or 1 cup.
- Start adding cooled broth in small amounts until dough forms a firm dough or ball.
- Roll dough about 1/4 inch thick.
- Cut in strips about 1 1/2 inches wide and 2 inches long.
- Be sure water is boiling before adding dough.
- Put in 6 to 8 pieces of dough at a time then punch down with fork under water; it will double in size.
- Keep adding dough until gone.
- Dice potatoes and put in pot.
- Cook over medium heat for about 20 minutes or until potatoes are done.
- Stir often.
ham, flour, crisco, salt, baking powder, sugar, broth, potatoes
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=52594 (may not work)