Round Steak With Dressing Dumplings

This is a mouth watering comfort dish. Found in my recipe files and thought I'd share.

• Ready In: 2 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup flour
• 1  tablespoon paprika
• 1  teaspoon onion powder
• 1  teaspoon garlic powder
• 3  lbs beef round steak (cut into serving size pieces. I just use little steaks)
• 2 -3  tablespoons  oil
• 1  medium onion (chopped)
• 1 1⁄3 cups water
• 1 1⁄3 cups beef broth
• 2 (10 3/4ounce) cans  condensed cream of chicken soup (undilluted)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper

• dumplings

• 3  cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄4 cup onion, minced
• 2  tablespoons baking powder
• 1  teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons  celery salt
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 6  tablespoons  oil
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1  cup  dry breadcrumbs
• 1⁄4 cup  melted butter

Directions

1. combine first four ingredients in a large resealable plastic bag.
2. Add beef a few pieces at a time, and shake to coat.
3. In a dutch oven, over medium-high heat, brown steak in oil on both sides in batches.
4. remove and keep warm.
5. In the drippings saute onions until tender.
6. stir in water, broth,soup, and pepper.
7. Bring to a boil.
8. put meat and gravy mixture in a large oven- proof dish.
9. Cover and bake at 350 for 1 1/2 hours.
10. For dumplings, combine the flour, onion, baking powder, garlic powder, celery salt, poultry seasoning, and salt in a bowl.
11. Combine milk and oil; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
12. After 1 1/2 hrs, increase the temp to 425.
13. In a bowl combine bread crumbs and butter.
14. Drop dumpling batter by rounded tbs into crumb mixture; roll to form dumpling.
15. Place on top of simmering beef mixture.
16. Cover and bake 20-25 minute longer.or until toothpick inserted in dumpling comes out clean.
17. DO NOT lift the cover while baking.