Chicken & Dumplings

Our favorite comfort food.

• Ready In: 2 hrs
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 3  lbs chicken (with bone)
• 4  cups water
• 2  cups chicken broth
• 1  carrot (roughly chopped)
• 1  onion (cut in quarters)
• 1  stalk celery
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  cup heavy cream
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 3  tablespoons shortening
• 3⁄4 cup buttermilk

Directions

1. Place chicken in pot, add water, broth, carrot, onion, Bring to a boil. Cover and lower heat. Simmer for 60 min or until chicken is done. Remove chicken and allow to cool. Remove onion & celery and discard. Reserve the broth.
2. Make Dumplings: Combine the flour, baking soda and 1/2 tsp salt, cut in shortening utnil coarse. Add buttermilk stir, until moistened. Turn dough out onto a floured surface, knead 4 or 5 times.
3. Roll dough to 1/4" thickness. cut into 3"x1": strips.
4. Bring broth to a boil stir in milk. adjust salt & pepper.
5. Drop dumplings one or two at ta time into boiling broth. Reduce heat to medium low. Stir occasionally to keep dumplings from sticking. Cook 8 to 10 minute Add boned chicken to the mixture and heat until it's hot.