Chicken 'n Dumplings - Old Style

Total Time: 4 hrs Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 lbs stewing chicken, water to cover
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 2 stalks celery & leaves, sliced
• 1 bay leaf
• 6 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 cup cream
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sage
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 1 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 cut chicken into serving pieces and place in a large pot.
• 2 cover chicken with water.
• 3 add the onion, celery and bay leaf.
• 4 cover and simmer for 3 hours or until tender.
• 5 remove chicken.
• 6 strain and measure broth.
• 7 there should be approximately 4 cups of broth.
• 8 if there is more, reduce by boiling; if less, add water.
• 9 mix flour with a little cold water to form a smooth paste.
• 10 stir into broth and heat until thickened.
• 11 add cream, salt, sage, thyme and pepper.
• 12 remove the chicken from bones and return meat to gravy.
• 13 prepare dumplings and drop by spoonfuls into hot gravy.
• 14 cover and simmer for 20 minutes with out removing lid.
• 15 serve chicken surrounded by dumplings on a large, deep platter.
• 16 dumplings: sift flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl.
• 17 mix egg and milk and stir into the dry ingredients.
• 18 drop into hot gravy and simmer covered for 20 minutes.
• 19 serve with hearty root veggies on the side.