Chicken and Wine Pie

1. Preheat oven to 350º F.

2. In a sauce pan, melt the butter. Add the flour and stir together. Cook until a roux is formed. (The mixture should resemble wet sand and smell slightly nutty.)

3. Remove from heat and stir in the milk. Blend thoroughly with a wire whisk.

4. Return to heat and slowly cook, occasionally stirring with the whisk, until the flour and milk create a thick sauce.

5. Add stock, wine, salt, pepper, and saffron and continue to cook until the gravy thickens. Remove from heat.

6. Place the boiled, cubed chicken in a large bowl, add gravy, and mix thoroughly.

7. Divide mixture among the two pie shells and arrange strips of pastry in a lattice on top.

8. Bake at 350º F until pastry is golden brown, approximately 1 to 1 1/2 hours.