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GREAT OLD FASHIONED CHICKEN AND
DUMPLINGS
 
This was taught to me by my now deceased Mother-in-law who was an excellent cook.

1 whole chicken, cut up
salt
black pepper
butter
all-purpose flour
ice water

Note: You will need a rolling pin and a floured surface.

Broth:

Wash and place the cut up chicken in Dutch Oven with plenty of water to boil. Add salt to boiling chicken (to taste), black pepper and a stick of butter. Make sure there is enough water in pot to create ample broth for dumplings.

When chicken is tender and well done, remove from bone. Remove bones from broth leaving chicken meat in broth; turn onto simmer while you prepare dumplings.

Dumplings:

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt mixed into flour
Ice water (stir enough into flour mixture to make a stiff dough)

Place on the floured surface and knead, making sure the dough is stiff. Roll out with floured rolling pin until very thin, about 1/8-inch. It make take some elbow grease, but the results are well worth it!

Cut into 1-inch strips and let it dry for a few minutes. It should be partially covered with flour.

Meanwhile, turn up the chicken and broth; slowly drop the long dumplings into the boiling broth. As they cook they will become somewhat stiff; that's what you want.

When enough dumplings have been added to broth, (you may not need them all) and don't add too many because they have to boil and cook.

It's OK if some flour drops into pot with dumplings. The temperature should not be any higher than medium and as dumplings cook it will need to be turned down more. Place lid on pot and cook until dumplings begin to float and become somewhat translucent. You will know when they are done because they will thicken.

Stir and enjoy... Practice and you will be in great demand at get-togethers. Enjoy!

Submitted by: Jewel

recipe reviews
Great Old Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings
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 Carol (Florida) says:
I slice up 4 or 5 good sized onions to the water when I boil the chicken, makes it even better!
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 Lee (Pennsylvania) says:
The flour mixture needs some leavening agent and the broth should never boil after the dumplings are in the pot and covered.
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 Gk (Georgia) says:
I had been looking for a recipe similar to how my mom made her dumplings. It took me a while to find this recipe but definitely worth the searching. This is almost exactly how she made her dumplings. They were soooo good! My family loved them. You made me a star. Thanks so much!
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 Amy M. Stoker (Tennessee) says:
This is EXACTLY how my Grandmother taught me to make dumplings. I am always the one everyone wants making the dumplings on the holidays lol. They are delicious!
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 CYN-BUR (Florida) says:
Finally, someone posted the poor man's version of Old-Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings, Hallelujah! These are very ancient to say the least. No one had store biscuits, canned broth, cream soups or even vegetables to add. My Granny Bertie rolled these dumplings out on a brown paper sack using salt, flour, water, and a heap of LOVE, she was poor and didn't have anything else. They were scrumptious. Jewel, thank you and God bless you for this recipe.

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