Things to put in pie crusts: Pot Pie

11pm on a cool November night. Steve has just taken our new puppy, Lola, for a run and I am contemplating dinner. Cold weather and staying up all night call for comfort food, and Chicken Dinner Pie is just that. 

This is a dish adapted from the recipe my mother made us growing up. I used to ask for it ever year on my birthday, and now I don't have to wait for my birthday.

Crusts

One of my baking pet peeves is when a recipe calls for a pre-made pie crust. Homemade pie crust is simple, takes less time to make than most pie fillings, and is infinitely tastier than whatever you might buy in the store.    

There are 4 ingredients in my favorite pie crust recipe and one of those ingredients is water.

8- to 9-inch Two-Crust Pie (top and bottom crust)

2 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt 
2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoon room temperature butter 
4 to 5 tablespoons cold water