Chicken and Pastry

Name: Chicken and Pastry
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups (7 1/2 ounces), all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons, baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 1/2 teaspoon, pepper; 1/2 cup, milk; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted, plus 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 2 pounds bone-in, chicken thighs, trimmed; 4 cups, chicken broth; 1 cup, water; 1 , onion, peeled and halved through root end; 1 , celery rib, halved crosswise

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2017

Main Courses

Chicken

SERVES4 to 6

TIME1¼ hours

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

This hearty Southern take on chicken soup features tender shreds of chicken and chewy strips of pastry in an ultrasavory stock. Browning the chicken before simmering it in store-bought chicken broth provided a flavorful base. We opted for c...

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