*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                          Chicken and Dumplings

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

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   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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