Chicken, Leek and Fruit Pie

Name: Chicken, Leek and Fruit Pie
Ingredients: 1 free-range chicken; 1 carrot, roughly chopped; 1 onion, peeled and roughly chopped; 1 leek, roughly chopped; 2 bay leaves; 6 black peppercorns; 200g cold butter or lard, cut into walnut-sized pieces; 400g plain flour; Pinch salt; Iced water; 2 egg yolks, beaten with 1 tbsp milk; 25g butter; A little olive oil; 2 large leeks, trimmed, washed and cut into 1cm thick slices; 1 garlic clove, chopped; 100ml white wine; 1 bay leaf; A couple of strips of lemon zest; 150ml chicken stock; 250g ripe plums /125g dried prunes; Sea salt; freshly ground black pepper

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This recipe combines the fruity sharpness of plums with the savory edge of leeks. When plums aren't in season, dried prunes make a delicious alternative.

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