Chicken and Dumplings

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Chicken and Dumplings

Recipe By : Candace Sheep
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups And Stews

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 frying chicken
1 bay leaf
1 small onion -- chopped
1 rib celery, with leaves -- chopped
1 clove garlic -- minced
salt and pepper
----Dumplings----
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup oil
1/4 cup milk

Wash chicken, put in pot and cover with water. Add bay leaf, onion, celery,
garlic, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and simmer until chicken falls off
bone. Remove all pieces of chicken and bones from broth. Taste broth and
add salt and pepper as needed.

Mix flour, salt, and baking powder. Mix milk and oil and add to dry
ingredients. Stir with fork until blended and form dough into a ball with
hands. Roll out between waxed paper about 1/8-inch thick. Cut into long
strips and drop in broth that has been brought to a rolling boil.

Add pieces of chicken to broth. Cover and reduce heat. Cook until
dumplings are tender, at last 20 minutes. Garnish with chopped parsley.

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