Chicken And Dumplings

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 1/4 cups White Lily(R) Enriched Bleached Self-Rising Flour
• 43 1/2 ounces chicken broth divided
• 1/4 cup Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 cups cooked chicken diced

1. MELT butter in Dutch oven. Whisk in 1/4 cup flour. Reserve 1/2 cup chicken broth for dumplings. Gradually stir remaining chicken broth into Dutch oven. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat.
2. PLACE 2 cups flour in large bowl. Cut in shortening with pastry blender or two knives until crumbs are the size of peas. Stir in reserved chicken broth just until dough leaves sides of bowl.
3. TURN dough onto lightly floured surface. Knead 2 to 3 times. Roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut dough into 2- x 1-inch strips. Return broth to a boil. Add dough strips to boiling broth.
4. REDUCE heat to low. Cover and simmer 15 minutes or until dumplings are cooked through, stirring occasionally. Stir in pepper, milk and chicken. Simmer 5 minutes.

butter, white lilyuae enriched bleached, chicken broth, pepper, milk, chicken

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Chicken-and-Dumplings-2663367 (may not work)