Grandma's Chicken and Dumplings

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook grandma's chicken and dumplings using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Grandma's Chicken and Dumplings:
  1. Take 1 3-6 lb whole chicken
  2. Make ready 2 quart water
  3. Take 2 tsp salt
  4. Get 1 tsp course black pepper
  5. Make ready 2 cup all-purpose flour
  6. Prepare 1⁄2 tsp baking powder
  7. Make ready 1⁄2 tsp salt
  8. Make ready 3 tbsp shortening
  9. Prepare 3⁄4 cup buttermilk

Add water, vinegar and salt (adding more water, if necessary, to cover chicken). Reduce heat; cover and simmer until meat nearly falls from the bones. Place the chicken, water, bouillon, peppercorns and cloves in a stockpot. Cover and bring to a boil; skim foam.

Instructions to make Grandma's Chicken and Dumplings:
  1. Add water and 2 tsp salt to dutch oven and bring to a boil
  2. Add whole chicken and boil at medium heat for one hour
  3. Take chicken out of dutch oven to cool then debone (should be falling off the bone)
  4. Mix flour, baking soda, 1⁄2 tsp salt, shortening, and buttermilk. Knead 4 times
  5. Roll out dough 1⁄4 inch thick and cut into squares (or pinch off pieces the size of quarters)
  6. Add dumplings one at a time to remaining boiling water one at a time and simmer for 15 minutes
  7. Add deboned chicken and pepper and simmer for 15 more minutes…
  8. Enjoy!!

Place the chicken, water, bouillon, peppercorns and cloves in a stockpot. Cover and bring to a boil; skim foam. While chicken is coming to a boil, make the dumplings. In a large bowl, using a pastry blender or two knives, cut the shortening and salt into the cup of flour, until shortening is the size of small peas. Place the chicken breast in the chicken broth and cook the chicken.

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