MomS Chicken Dumplings

Ingredients

• 5 c self-rising flour
• 3 or 4 eggs
• 12 or 23 c Crisco oil
• 2 Tbsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper

Directions

1. Mix eggs oil salt and pepper together
2. Add flour and about 34 cup water
3. Work dough until you can roll it easily
4. Do not have it stiff
5. Roll as thin as possible
6. Cover with dishcloth and let sit overnight
7. Put chicken broth in a large pot
8. Let come to hard boil and begin to put in dough cut in small pieces keeping dough covered
9. Boil until pastry is done
10. If broth gets too low add water so pastry doesnt become dry
11. With a big spoon occasionally lift pastry from bottom to top