Delaware Slippery Dumplings

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons shortening
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon butter

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl combine the flour, baking powder and salt.
• 2 cut in the shortening with a pastry blender until the mixture forms fine crumbs.
• 3 stir in enough hot water to make a firm but manageable dough.
• 4 in a 4-quart saucepan, heat the broth to boiling.
• 5 add the butter; let the butter melt and float to the top of the broth.
• 6 on a floured board, roll out the dough to 1/16 inch thickness.
• 7 cut into 2 inch squares.
• 8 drop the dumplings one at a time into the boiling broth.
• 9 reheat the broth to boiling over high heat.
• 10 reduce the heat to medium and cook dumplings uncovered until tender, about 15 minutes.
• 11 spoon the dumplings into a serving dish with some of the cooking liquied and serve.
• 12 can be added to a variety of soups and broths.