Chicken and Dumplings Recipe

1 stewing chicken
1 1/2 to 2 tsp salt
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup shortening
1/2 cup milk
PREPARATION:
Cut up chicken; place in deep pot, barely cover with water, add salt and simmer until meat is tender. Debone chicken and set aside; reserve the broth. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt; cut in shortening.

Add milk to make a stiff dough. Roll out to 1/4-inch thickness on floured board. Cut into 1-inch squares, and sprinkle with flour. Drop into briskly boiling chicken stock. Cover tightly and simmer gently for about 40 minutes. Add meat and serve.
Yield: 6 to 8 servings.

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Chicken And Dumplings Recipe

Chicken breasts - 2 to 3
Flour - 2 cups
Baking powder - 2 teaspoons
Shortening - 1/3 cup
Salt - 2 - 3 tsp
Milk - 1/2 cup

Cut up the chicken and barely cover with water.
Add 1 1/2 teaspoon salt and simmer until the meat is soft. When done, remove the chicken.
Mix the flour, baking powder, 1 1/2 teaspoon salt, and shortening. Add in the milk to make the dough stiff.
Roll the dough to about 1/3 to 1/2 inch thickness, and then cut in 1 inch sections. Coat with a little flour and add into boiling chicken stock.
Simmer for about 30 minutes. Then add the chicken and serve.

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