Grandmother's Chicken 'n' Dumplings 1 large chicken (6 pounds) 2 teaspoons salt 4 quarts water 2 tablespoons white vinegar 1 large onion, sliced 2 medium carrots, chopped 2 celery ribs, sliced DUMPLINGS: 2 cups all-purpose flour 1-1/2 teaspoons salt 1 egg 1/2 cup reserved chicken broth Place the chicken, salt, water, vinegar, onion, carrots and celery in Printed from tasteofhome.com Oct 15, 2008 Copyright Reiman Media Group, Inc © 2008

-----------------------Fold------------------------ Grandmother's Chicken 'n' Dumplings cont. large soup kettle, adding more water, if necessary, to cover chicken. Bring to boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until meat nearly falls from the bones. Strain broth, reserving chicken meat. Remove and discard skin, bones and vegetables. Cut or tear meat into bite-size pieces. Set aside 1 cup broth; cool to lukewarm. To make dumplings, combine flour and salt. Make a well in flour; add egg. Gradually stir 1/4 cup of reserved broth into egg, picking up flour as you go. Continue until flour is used up, adding additional broth as needed, and dough is consistency of pie dough. Pour any remaining reserved broth back into soup kettle. Turn dough onto floured surface; knead in additional flour to make stiff dough. Let dough rest for 15 minutes. On a floured surface, roll out dough into a 17-in. square. Cut into 1-in. square pieces. Dust with additional flour; let dry for Printed from tasteofhome.com Oct 15, 2008 Copyright Reiman Media Group, Inc © 2008

Grandmother's Chicken 'n' Dumplings 30-60 minutes. Bring broth to boil (you should have about 4 quarts). Drop squares into boiling broth. Reduce heat to a slow simmer; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Uncover; cook until a dough dumpling tests done, about 30 minutes. Dust with pepper and add reserved chicken meat. Yield: 8-10 servings. Printed from tasteofhome.com Oct 15, 2008 Copyright Reiman Media Group, Inc © 2008