Marge's Dumplings

This is my Mother's recipe for dumplings. She would make this with beef stew and for chicken and dumplings.

• Ready In: 14 mins
• Serves: 4-6
• Yields: 4-6 dumplings

Ingredients

• 2  cups flour
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 3  teaspoons baking powder
• 2  tablespoons shortening
• 1  cup milk

Directions

1. Make sure that the stew you are putting these in is boiling.
2. Put all the dry ingredients into a bowl.
3. Using two knifes or a pastry blender cut in the shortening until about the size of coarse peas.
4. Add milk.
5. Drop by rounded spoonful into the cooking liquid.
6. Cover TIGHTLY. Cook 10-12 minutes.