I'm baking a pan of chicken free chicken and dumplings!

[Floogeldy]

Go figure!

[liberalnurse]

1. So, you are eating

dumplings with chicken gravy or just milk-gravy?

[Floogeldy]

2. So, you are eating

dumplings with chicken gravy or just milk-gravy?

[bloodyjack]

3. Ah, wind dumplings

My favorite

[Done]

4. You take pity on the chicken, but...

then you kill those helpless dumplings? :cry:

[msgadget]

5. Is there much protein in that?

[liberalnurse]

11. If mothers milk

is in the pot....yes.

[msgadget]

12. ROFL!

Uh...okay. LOL!

[tridim]

6. Ahh.. Perfect idea for dinner tonight

Thanks! With chicken BTW.

[BikeWriter]

7. I like it with chicken. :)

[tridim]

9. ^^^ You just don't like sheep

[BikeWriter]

17. I don't like sheeple, either.

;)

[cali]

8. I'll fedex you my rooster n/t

[goodboy]

10. how do you make dumplings?

[Floogeldy]

13. You must first understand

A dumpling is a small dump, as a duckling is a small duck.

So, first, you must learn how to make a dump, grasshoper!

[goodboy]

14. I'm quite good at that, I assure you. Next lesson.

[Floogeldy]

15. Heh heh

Me too.

CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS

Chicken:
1 (2 1/2-pound) chicken, cut into 8 pieces
3 ribs celery, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
2 bay leaves
2 chicken bouillon cubes
1 teaspoon House Seasoning, recipe follows
1 (10 3/4-ounce) can condensed cream of celery or cream of chicken soup
Dumplings:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
Ice water


To start the chicken: Place the chicken, celery, onion, bay leaves, bouillon, and House Seasoning in a large pot. Add 4 quarts of water and in water and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Simmer the chicken until it is tender and the thigh juices run clear, about 40 minutes. Remove the chicken from the pot and, when it is cool enough to handle, remove the skin and separate the meat from the bones. Return the chicken meat to the pot. Keep warm over low heat.
To prepare the dumplings: Mix the flour with the salt and mound together in a mixing bowl. Beginning at the center of the mound, drizzle a small amount of ice water over the flour. Using your fingers, and moving from the center to the sides of the bowl, gradually incorporate about 3/4 cup of ice water. Knead the dough and form it into ball.

Dust a good amount of flour onto a clean work surface. Roll out the dough (it will be firm), working from center to 1/8-inch thick. Let the dough relax for several minutes.

Add the cream of celery soup to the pot with the chicken and simmer gently over medium-low heat.

Cut the dough into 1-inch pieces. Pull a piece in half and drop the halves into the simmering soup. Repeat. Do not stir the chicken once the dumplings have been added. Gently move the pot in a circular motion so the dumplings become submerged and cook evenly. Cook until the dumplings float and are no longer doughy, 3 to 4 minutes.

To serve, ladle chicken, gravy, and dumplings into warm bowls.

Cook's Note: If the chicken stew is too thin it can be thickened before the dumplings are added. Simply mix together 2 tablespoons cornstarch and 1/4 cup of water then whisk this mixture into the stew.


House Seasoning:
1 cup salt
1/4 cup black pepper
1/4 cup garlic powder
Mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.

Yield: 1 1/2 cups

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[goodboy]

16. awesome! Have you ever tried to make potato dumplings?

may grandma made them all the time, but since she's gone now, the recipe/technique is lost.

[tridim]

18. Bzzzt.. Have you ever made that recipe?

The dumplings in that recipe are missing two key ingredients.. Fat and leavening. Unless you really enjoy dense, doughy clumps of raw flour.

Here's how I make them.. I put some flour, salt and baking powder in a bowl (don't bother measuring, it doesn't matter), work some butter or crisco in with my fingers (just like biscuits).. Then add milk and broth and mix for about 5 seconds, just until the dough is wet. That guarantees fluffy dumplings.. You don't want to activate the gluten in the flour by mixing too much. Cook 8 minutes uncovered then 8 more covered.

If you want flat dumplings, just add a bit less liquid and roll it out. Same recipe.