"In-Law" Chicken Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stewing chicken
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. poultry seasoning
water to cook
1 egg
3 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
3 tsp. baking powder
3 Tbsp. butter
1 1/2 c. milk

Preparation

Cut up chicken; cover with water.
Add the salt and poultry seasoning to the water.
Cover the pan and cook until chicken is done.
Cool.
Remove chicken from the bone and place in 9 x 13-inch pan.
Remove about 3 cups broth from cooking pot and place in another cooker.
Make a thickening, using about 3 tablespoons of flour and 1/2 cup water.
Stir together until smooth.
Pour this thickening into hot broth and stir together until gravy is thick and bubbly.
Pour this gravy over chicken in pan.
Sift flour, salt and baking powder.
Beat egg; add melted butter and about 1 1/2 cups milk together.
Add this to dry ingredients.
Make a batter that is stiffer than pancakes, but not as stiff as drop dumplings. Drop by big mixing spoonfuls on gravy.
Bake at 375\u00b0 until brown and cooked through.
Spoon biscuit on plate and top with chicken and gravy.