Stewed chicken 'n dumplings

8 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 pounds Stewing hen; or large broiler-fryer
3 cups Sifted flour
1 teaspoon Salt
2 teaspoons Baking powder
½ cup Shortening
1 cup Milk

Directions

Cut chicken into serving pieces and place in large kettle with salted water to cover. Cover and bring to boil, then reduce flame to simmer and cook until tender.

While chicken is cooking combine flour, salt baking powder.

With pastry blender, fork or two knives, cut in shortening.

Add milk, mixing well.

Turn out onto lightly floured board or pastry cloth and knead lightly.

Roll out to ⅛" thick. Cut into strips.

When chicken is tender, drop strips into kettle. Cover and continue simmering

20 minutes.

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MC Formatted using MC Buster 2.0d & SNT on 4/10/98 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Barb at PK <abprice@...> on Apr 21, 1998

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