Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, grandma's chicken and dumplings. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Passed down from grandma, this chicken and dumpling recipe is made from scratch for ultimate comforting flavor. This is one of my family's favorite recipes for chicken and dumplings, handed down to me from my grandmother. And the leftovers taste great, too!

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

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

1. Prepare 1 3-6 lb whole chicken
2. Get 2 quart water
3. Prepare 2 tsp salt
4. Take 1 tsp course black pepper
5. Get 2 cup all-purpose flour
6. Prepare 1/2 tsp baking powder
7. Prepare 1/2 tsp salt
8. Get 3 tbsp shortening
9. Make ready 3/4 cup buttermilk

To this very day I can still remember Grandma hurrying around the kitchen, like she always did so frequently, taking all the necessary. Grandma's dinners were always the best. While the chicken is cooking mix up the dumpling batter. Sift together flour, salt and baking powder into a medium bowl.

Steps 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!!

I want to preserve Grandma's original recipes in her cookbook but I use shortcuts most of the time. You may want to use some of these shortcuts like using Bisquick for the dumplings. GRAVY: Remove chicken, vegetables and dumplings from pot and place in a large serving bowl. Learn how to prepare this easy Grandma's Chicken and Dumplings recipe like a pro. For dumplings, combine dry ingredients in a medium bowl.

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