Chicken And Fluffy Dumplings

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 lbs roasting chickens, cut up
• 4 -4 1/2 cups water
• 5 stalks celery, cut up
• 1 cup carrot, sliced
• 3 sprigs fresh parsley
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 peppercorns
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon minced parsley
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2/3 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons oil or 2 tablespoons melted shortening
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 combine the first 8 ingredients in a large pot.
• 2 simmer covered, 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until chicken is tender.
• 3 skim off fat.
• 4 dumplings.
• 5 combine dry ingredients.
• 6 stir in remaining ingredients.
• 7 drop by tablespoonfuls onto hot chicken and boiling stock.
• 8 cover tightly and return to boiling.
• 9 reduce heat to a simmer, do not lift cover.
• 10 simmer 12 to 15 minutes or until dumplings are dry and fluffy.
• 11 arrange dumplings and chicken on a platter.
• 12 strain broth.
• 13 gravy.
• 14 combine flour and water, blend till smooth.
• 15 bring 4 cups reserved broth to boiling, add flour mixture.
• 16 bring to boil and cook till thickened.
• 17 add salt and pepper.
• 18 pour over chicken and dumplings.