Grannys Chicken Dumplings Recipes

GRANDMA'S CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Mix flour and shortening together in a bowl until it resembles cornmeal.
• Slightly beat egg and milk together in a separate bowl. Add to flour mixture and stir to form a ball of dough. Place onto a floured surface; knead and roll as thin as possible using a floured rolling pin. Let dough stand for 2 hours.
• Place chicken into a large pot and add water to just cover. Bring to a boil over high heat and continue to boil until chicken is no longer pink in the center and meat falls off of the bone, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Remove chicken from the pot; strain broth and return to the pot. Add 2 cups water and bouillon. Remove meat from bones and return to broth. Add celery, carrots, and onion. Bring to a boil; continue to boil for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cut dough into strips, approximately 1-inch wide. Tear strips and drop into boiling broth. Continue to boil for 10 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper and serve.

GRANNY'S CHICKEN & DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Cook chicken in boiling salted water until tender.
• Remove chicken from broth. Cool chicken, cut from bone, & set aside.
• Measure 1 qt broth into large saucepan. Bring to a boil.
• Put flour in large bowl; cut in shortening with pastry blender or fork.
• Add boiling water a small amount at a time.
• Shape mixture into a ball & roll to a thickness of 1/8" in a lightly floured board.
• Cut into strips. Drop strips into boiling broth and cook for 8-10 minutes.
• Add salt & pepper to taste. (Granny doesn't use pepper in her dumplings).