Chicken N Dumplings
Ingredients
- 1 whole fryer
- 2 c all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 12 tsp baking powder
- 2 Tbsp shortening
- 2 eggs
- sweet milk
Directions
- Boil fryer until tender Remove from broth and set aside to cool Mix dry ingredients
- Cut in shortening
- Add beaten eggs and enough milk to make a stiff dough Roll out really thin on heavily floured board
- Cut into pieces pizza cutter works great
- Drop into rapidly boiling broth
- Cover and simmer on very low heat for 5 to 10 minutes Remove skin and bones from chicken and pull into bite size pieces
- Add chicken to pot and season to taste with black pepper
- I pour about a cup of sweet milk in pot just as its finished cooking