Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, grandma's old fashioned chicken and dumplings. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

I know a lot of people make big puffy biscuit-like "dumplings", but this is how my Grandma made Southern-style chicken n' dumplings, and that is why they look like large noodles. I start by blending flour, salt, and shortening together using a pastry cutter, cutting it in until the shortening is the size of small peas. Place chicken into a large pot and add water to just cover.

Grandma's Old Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Grandma's Old Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have grandma's old fashioned chicken and dumplings using 13 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Grandma's Old Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings:

1. Get 1 whole chicken ( 4 to 5 pound )
2. Get 1 medium onion, chopped
3. Make ready 5 bay leafs
4. Take 5 tbsp salted butter
5. Make ready 1 1/2 tbsp table salt, plus more to taste if desired
6. Make ready 1/2 tsp ground black pepper or to taste
7. Take 3 cup all-purpose flour
8. Take 1 1/2 tbsp baking powder
9. Take 2 large eggs, beaten
10. Make ready 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons water
11. Make ready 1/2 cup vegetable oil
12. Take 1/2 tsp table salt
13. Get 1 minced parsley or dried parsley flakes to garnish

When the chicken has cooled shred or cube. Old-Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings is a super simple recipe. Flat and yummy strips of dough simmered in a yummy broth and tender chicken.. I use to have my grandma's recipe for chicken and dumplings but lost it along with my prized baptist church cookbook.

Instructions to make Grandma's Old Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings:

1. Add enough water in stock pot to cover chicken.
2. Add chicken, onions, bay leaves, butter, salt and pepper.
3. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to medium low heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour or until cooked fully and tender.
4. When the chicken is cooked, remove from stock and put on cutting board or large bowl to cool. Leave stock in the pot.
5. When chicken is cool enough to handle, pull chicken off the bone and discard the bones and skin.
6. Cut the chicken into desired size and set aside.
7. FOR THE DUMPLINGS:
8. Put the flour, baking powder and salt in a large mixing bowl whisk together until well combined.
9. Add the oil to the flour mixture and stir o coat flour slightly, then add eggs and water. Mix just until combined.
10. Turn dough out onto floured surface and knead until well mixed.
11. Divide the dough in half. Roll the dough into a thin rectangle and cut into 1/2 inch strips. Repeat cross wise cutting to make squares. Repeat with remaining dough.
12. Toss squares in flour to keep from sticking together.
13. Bring the broth back to a rolling boil and shake off excess flour on the dumplings. Drop into boiling broth and reduce heat to a simmer, uncovered.
14. Stir occasionally to keep from sticking and cook until dumpling are fully cooked. They will fluff up some, cook for about 20-25 minutes.
15. Add the chicken to the pot about last 5 minutes of cooking. Serve hot with garnish of the parsley. Add more salt and pepper if needed.

I've searched for something similar and this was the closet by far! The most famous chicken dish in the South is probably fried chicken, but a good case can also be made for chicken and dumplings. Fried chicken celebrates the poultry in abundance, when everyone can get a piece or two. Chicken and dumplings makes the most of chicken in scarcity, when a single bird must feed a multitude. Although it gets top billing, the meat itself isn't the star of the meal.

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