Chicken & Dumplings

• 3 lbs chicken (with bone)
• 4 cups water
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 carrot (roughly chopped)
• 1 onion (cut in quarters)
• 1 stalk celery
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 14 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 12 teaspoon baking soda
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons shortening
• 34 cup buttermilk

1. Place chicken in pot, add water, broth, carrot, onion, Bring to a boil.
2. Cover and lower heat.
3. Simmer for 60 min or until chicken is done.
4. Remove chicken and allow to cool.
5. Remove onion & celery and discard.
6. Reserve the broth.
7. Make Dumplings: Combine the flour, baking soda and 1/2 tsp salt, cut in shortening utnil coarse.
8. Add buttermilk stir, until moistened.
9. Turn dough out onto a floured surface, knead 4 or 5 times.
10. Roll dough to 1/4" thickness.
11. cut into 3"x1": strips.
12. Bring broth to a boil stir in milk.
13. adjust salt & pepper.
14. Drop dumplings one or two at ta time into boiling broth.
15. Reduce heat to medium low.
16. Stir occasionally to keep dumplings from sticking.
17. Cook 8 to 10 minute Add boned chicken to the mixture and heat until it's hot.

chicken, water, chicken broth, carrot, onion, celery, salt, heavy cream, pepper, flour, baking soda, salt, shortening, buttermilk

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chicken-dumplings-489863 (may not work)