Deep Dish Chicken Pie

Directions

1. 1
   Heat the butter in the pan and gently cook onion until soft and golden.
2. 2
   Add mushroom and celery.
3. 3
   Cook, stirring, for another 3-4 minutes.
4. 4
   Sprinkle flour over the vegetables and stir.
5. 5
   Slowly add the water and the can of Mushroom soup and stir until sauce boils and thickens.
6. 6
   Mix in cream and chicken and season with pepper.
7. 7
   Spoon mixture into greased deep souffle or casserole dish.
8. 8
   Cut a circle of pastry the same size as the dish and place over filling.
9. 9
   Decorate with leaves or little chicken shapes made from pastry trimmings and attach to pastry lid with beaten egg and bake in a hot oven 200C for 20-25 minutes or until pastry is golden.