I made this last night, mostly on a lark to see if it was anything like my grandmother's Chicken Pastry. At the time, I didn't notice it had milk and cream in it.
Changes:
-I used my pasta roller to roll out the sheets.
-I had to add a lot of flour to get it to roll out and it still turned out wet.
Recommendations:
-Refrigerate your dough for 20-30 minutes before rolling...just like you would with any dough. This should be in the original and am surprised it was not.
-I will probably use my grandmother's recipe for the pastry. Her's does not use egg or baking powder, just broth and flour.
The flavor of the broth was WONDERFUL. I will be making it again. The problem was all in the noodles...see above. Since they were so wet, they wanted to fold over when placed in the pot, even with a gentle stir as directed. When done (it took much longer due to the folding issue), some of the "noodles" were nice and thin and lovely, but some were thick and chewy. Also, rolling the wet dough in the pasta machine was a nightmare. I only took it to 4, while I take my grandmother's to 6. I honestly don't think the machine was the issue. I feel I would have had the same problem rolling by hand....probably worse. I WILL make this again when I want to dress up my grandmother's recipe, but with recommendations above. The broth/flavor was a 10, but the noodles were a 4 or less.
Changes:
-I used my pasta roller to roll out the sheets.
-I had to add a lot of flour to get it to roll out and it still turned out wet.
Recommendations:
-Refrigerate your dough for 20-30 minutes before rolling...just like you would with any dough. This should be in the original and am surprised it was not.
-I will probably use my grandmother's recipe for the pastry. Her's does not use egg or baking powder, just broth and flour.
The flavor of the broth was WONDERFUL. I will be making it again. The problem was all in the noodles...see above. Since they were so wet, they wanted to fold over when placed in the pot, even with a gentle stir as directed. When done (it took much longer due to the folding issue), some of the "noodles" were nice and thin and lovely, but some were thick and chewy. Also, rolling the wet dough in the pasta machine was a nightmare. I only took it to 4, while I take my grandmother's to 6. I honestly don't think the machine was the issue. I feel I would have had the same problem rolling by hand....probably worse. I WILL make this again when I want to dress up my grandmother's recipe, but with recommendations above. The broth/flavor was a 10, but the noodles were a 4 or less.
Daphne
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