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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Chicken and Dumplings

Chicken and dumplings is one of my favorite comfort foods.  This recipe is similar to the way my mom made dumplings when I was young.  Yum!

Ingredients:
Creamy Gravy:
1/4 C butter
1/4 C plus 1 Tbsp flour
1 C chicken broth
1 C milk
1 egg yolk, beaten
2 C chicken, chopped and cooked
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
2 C frozen vegetables

Dumplings:
1 1/3 C flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp butter
1 egg, beaten
1/2 C milk

Directions:
1.) Prepare chicken.
2.) Begin making gravy by melting butter in a pan.
3.) Add flour and mix well.
4.) Add in broth and then milk.  Mix until chunks dissolve.
5.) Remove 1/2 C of mixture and stir beaten egg into this mixture.
6.) Return egg/milk mixture to pot.
7.) Heat 2-3 minutes, until mixture slightly thickens.
8.) Stir in chicken, desired spices, and vegetables.
9.) Heat on medium-low while preparing dumplings.
10.) Prepare dumplings by mixing flour, powder, and salt.
11.) Cut in butter.
12.) Mix together egg and milk in separate bowl.
13.) Add egg/milk mixture to dry ingredients.
14.) Mix until just blended.  If dough is sticky, add more flour.
15.) Check that gravy is fully heated and simmering.
16.) Give gravy a final stir before adding dumplings on top.
17.) Pull dough apart into walnut-sized pieces.
18.) Drop dough on top of gravy.
19.) Cover pot and heat for 7-8 mins, until dumplings are cooked.
19.) Serve immediately.

Serves 4.

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