*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                        MOM'S CHICKEN & DUMPLINGS

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Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Poultry                          Mom

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1                    Chicken
   1       t            Garlic salt
   5       c            Flour
   3       lg           Eggs
     1/2   ts           Baking powder
     1/2   ts           Salt
   1       t            Pepper

  Cook hen in pressure cooker with lots of salt and MSG,
  plus 1 teaspoon garlic salt.  (If you don't use MSG,
  just omit it instead of lecturing me, okay?)  Cover
  chicken with water and close.  Place 15-lb weight on
  top and cook over medium-high heat.  When the weight
  starts "popping" 2 to 3 times a minute, cook 15
  minutes. Cool the chicken and de-bone.
  
  Mix flour, salt, 1/2 teaspoon MSG and a little less
  than 1/2 teaspoon baking powder.  Blend eggs with 1
  1/4 Cup *cool* chicken stock from pot (1/3 of it
  should be fat).  Stir into flour a little at a time.
  On flour-covered board, knead dough and roll it out
  till thinner than a nickel.  Cut dumplings (about 2
  inches wide by 10 inches, or however long possible).
  Stack well-floured dumplings onto plate.
  
  In large pot, bring the rest of the stock to a boil
  over medium-high heat. Add the chunks of chicken
  alternately with the dumplings; quickly pushing them
  below the surface of the liquid as you add them. DON'T
  FOLD THE DUMPLINGS!
  
  Keep mixture boiling at all times.  Lower heat; cover
  and cook for 12-15 minutes.  Don't lift the lid for
  the first 10 minutes.
  
  Add 1 teaspoon pepper to broth --> might need to add
  additional stock during the cooking process.
 


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