Mrs. Wilkes Chicken and Dumplings
Source of Recipe
Mary Ellen
List of Ingredients
Mrs. Wilkes Chicken and Dumplings
2 1/2 pounds chicken, cut up and ready to cook
1 t. salt
1 t pepper
Place the chicken in a saucepan and cover with water. Sprinkle with salt and peper. Boil over medium heat for 30 minutes. Pour off broth, use for Dumplings.
Dumplings
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cups milk(Plus 1 1/2 cups milk)
1/2 cup water
Salt and pepper
Recipe
Mix in bowl and knead into another bowl of flour until dough is firm. Mash flat on floured surface. Let stand about 10 minutes. Roll out with rolling pin until knife blade-thin. Cut into 2” squares. Drop into boiling broth. Cook about 10 minutes on high heat. Reduce heat to low and return chicken to pot. Pour in 1 1/2 milk into mixture and stir. Remove from heat. Add salt and pepper if needed.