Chicken and dumplings

Name: Chicken and dumplings
Total time: 5400 s
Yield: 6-8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2-3 lbs chicken (whatever cut you prefer); 1 quart chicken broth; 1 quart water; 2 T butter; 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 3 T Crisco; 1 t baking powder; 3/4-1 cup buttermilk; to taste salt and pepper; to taste Garlic powder

bhlangdon @brookeworm1

My cousin's yummy recipe with a few tweaks ;)

bhlangdon @brookeworm1

My cousin's yummy recipe with a few tweaks ;)

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Ingredients

90 mins

6-8 servings

2-3 lbschicken (whatever cut you prefer)
1 quartchicken broth
1 quartwater
2 Tbutter
2 1/2 cupsall-purpose flour
3 TCrisco
1 tbaking powder
3/4-1 cupbuttermilk
to taste salt and pepper
to taste Garlic powder

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Steps

90 mins

1

In large pot, cover chicken with water, chicken broth, butter, salt, pepper and garlic powder.
2

Bring to a boil and then let simmer over med-low heat until tender (approx 1 hour).
3

Remove cooked chicken and set aside to cool (keep broth in pot). Shred when cool.
4

In large bowl, combine flour, Crisco, tsp salt and baking powder. Mixture will be crumbly.
5

Start with 3/4 cup buttermilk and add more if needed to make a dough, knead and roll to approx 1/4 inch thick.
6

Cut into strips and add to boiling chicken broth. Reduce heat and simmer approx 10-15 min.
7

Add chicken back to pot and simmer for another 10-15 min. Serve.
8

Note: Vegetables can be added at beginning if preferred. Add any or all of the following: 3 large carrots, peeled & diced; 1 med yellow onion, diced; 3 stalks celery, diced; 1 cup peas.