Pâté en Croute

½ small onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tablespoon unsalted butter
1 cup chicken livers, chopped
3 pieces bacon, chopped
1 egg
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1 Tablespoon Cognac
2 raw chicken breasts, skinned, boned and chopped
½ cup smoked ham, chopped
1/8 cup all purpose flour
½ teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
2 pie shells, thawed; one taken out of the foil and pared down to fit over the other.

Preheat oven to 350º F.

Sauté onion and garlic in butter for 5 minutes. Set aside.

Place all meats in the container of a food processor; pulse blend until nicely chopped. In a large mixing bowl, combine chopped meats, sautéed onion and garlic, and remaining ingredients except pie shells; mix well. Pour mixture into prepared pie shell. Cover with the other pie shell; trim and crimp the edges. Cut out funnel in the center of the pie. Make a snake with extra dough and use it to build up the �chimney.� Decorate with fork (criss-cross pattern) and brush with egg wash (½ cup water and 1 egg). Bake at 350º F for 1½ hours. Serve cold. Yield: 1 pie.