Chicken and Dumplings

By Dottiejk

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cup flour
• 3 tablespoon shortening
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 3 lb chicken
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 quart water
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

Preparation

Step 1

Put chicken in pan, add water & 2 tsp salt. Bring to boil, cover, reduce
heat; simmer 1 hr. Remove chicken from broth; let cool. Bone chicken; cut
into bite-size pieces; set aside. Bring broth to boil, add pepper. Mix
flour, soda, powder, 1/2 tsp salt; cut in shortening until mixture
resembles coarse meal. Add buttermilk stirring with fork until dry
ingredients are moist. Put dough on well-floured surface; knead lightly 4-5
times. Pat dough to 1/2 inch thickness. Pinch off in 1.5 inch pieces; drop
into boiling broth. Reduce heat to medium low; cook 8-10 min; stir. Add
chicken. Serves 4-6.