Description

Make the best chicken and dumplings with this recipe and don't wait for holidays or special occasions. Serve it with a vegetable and a side salad.

Ingredients

• 3 -6 lb. of frying chickens
• 2 qt. water
• 2 t. salt
• 1/2 t. freshly ground pepper
• 2 c. all-purpose flour
• 1/2 t. baking soda
• 1/2 t. salt
• 3 T. shortening (Crisco sticks work well)
• 3/4 c. buttermilk (or add 1 T. vinegar to 1 c. milk, let sit 5 minutes, then measure 3/4 c.)

Steps

1. Place chicken in a Dutch oven; add water and salt; bring to a boil. Cover; reduce heat; simmer for 1 hour or until tender and meat almost falls off the bone. Remove chicken from broth; cool. Remove meat from the bones; cut meat into bite-sized pieces.
2. Bring broth to a boil; add pepper.
3. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; cut in the shortening; add buttermilk, stirring with a fork until moistened.