down home chicken and dumplings

Name: Down Home Chicken and Dumplings
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 3 pound(s) chicken fryer; 2 quart(s) cold water or chicken stock; 1 tablespoon(s) salt; 1 teaspoon(s) pepper; 6 cup(s) flour; 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 2 tablespoon(s) shortening; 1/4 cup(s) milk; 3/4-1 cup(s) water; 1 - egg, slightly beaten

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Debby DeRousse

Houston, TX

Updated on Aug 25, 2010

This was my Mother's recipe. She made the best Chicken and Dumplings. I thought the recipe was lost until I asked a family member who tracked it down for me. Hang onto your loved ones recipes cause once they are gone, they may be hard to find.

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yield 6-8 serving(s)

Ingredients

3 pounds chicken fryer
2 quarts cold water or chicken stock
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
6 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons shortening
1/4 cup milk
3/4-1 cup water
1 - egg, slightly beaten

How To Make down home chicken and dumplings

Step 1

cook chicken in water or broth with the 1 tablespoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of pepper until tender. Remove from stove and let cool. Remove meat from bones and cut into 2-3 inch pieces. Save stock.

Step 2

mix 3 cups flour, baking powder, salt and shortening together, add milk,water and egg. this will make a sticky paste. turn out on remaining 3 cups of flour on a board until it becomes a large ball. Roll out to 1/8 inch thickness. cut into strips 3 inches long then tear each strip into pieces.Heat stock to a rolling boil and drop dough pieces into stock. cover for 25 minutes. Add chicken pieces to pot. Do not Stir, but shake the pot.
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