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Chicken and Dumplings Recipe

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Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Chicken:
1 3-5 lb baking or stewing hen
1 carrot
1 stalk of celery
1 small onion
salt
water

Dumplings:
3 C plain flour
1/3 C shortening
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 C milk
Directions:
Directions:
Boil the chicken with peeled carrot, cleaned celery and halved onion in enough water to cover the chicken. Add salt to taste. Cook slowly until meat begins to pull from the bones. (About an hour) Remove meat from broth, cool and pick. Shred into bite sized chunks. Discard veggies. Reserve broth for dumplings.

To make dumplings: mix the salt and baking powder with the flour; work the shortening thoroughly into the mixture. Add the milk and stir to form a firm dough. Turn out onto a heavily floured surface and knead until smooth (about one minute). Roll out to about 1/8" thick and cut into strips about 1" by 2".

Bring broth to a boil, adding water if necessary to reach about 8 cups, and drop dumplings in a handful at a time. Stir well so they don't stick to each other. Cover and allow to simmer for about 30 minutes. Add the chicken and continue to cook until dumplings reach desired consistency, about 15 minutes.

Add salt and pepper to taste.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
8-10
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
If you have leftovers, they will continue to thicken in the fridge. Add some broth when you reheat them.

 

 

 

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