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Don Doby's Chicken 'n Dumplin's Recipe

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Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 young hen
2 c. all purpose flour
1/4 tsp. baking powder
Crisco (size of an egg)
1 egg
3/4 c. warm water
2 46 oz. cans chicken broth
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 c. water
Directions:
Directions:
Cook hen in a large pot.
Remove hen after cooking - save that broth and add cans of chicken broth to that. Bring to a boil.

Mix Flour, baking powder, Crisco and egg with a fork until crumbly. Gradually add warm water to make a dough. Form dough into a ball. Let sit for 15 minutes.

After 15 minutes, roll out dough thin and cut into strips.

Add strips to boiling broth.
Let dumplings cook for about 10-15 minutes - until they are not "doughy"
While dumplings are cooking, in a separate sauce pan add cream of chicken soup and 1/2 c water. Mix well and heat up.
After dumplings are done, add soup.
Remove the meat from the hen and add to dumplings
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
8
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
1 hour
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This recipe was passed down from Minnie Doby (dad's mom). There's always been a big debate on which to use...a young hen or a whole fryer and it all depends on which Doby you ask!

 

 

 

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