Homemade Southern Chicken and Dumplings

 1/2 cook chicken, shredded (can use rotisserie chicken)

2 cups self rising flour

1/3 cup shortening

salt and pepper

1/2 cup chicken broth

4 cups water

4 cups chicken broth

 

1.  Cook and shred chicken.

2.  In a bowl combine flour and shortening.  Use a pastry blender to mix. Should be pea size.  Add salt and pepper.  Add 1/2 cup chicken broth and mix together with fork. 

3.  Lightly flour counter surface.  Press dough into a mound, turning and folding while it form together. Use a floured rolling pin and form a circle turning and flipping so it doesn't stick.  Should be 1/8 of an inch.  Use a pizza cutter and into long ribbons and back the other way. Cutting into small squares.

4.  Meanwhile, in a large pot of 4 cups water and 4 cups chicken broth to boil. Drop into boiled water all at once.  Stir to make sure they separate.  Let them cook. 

5.  Add shredded chicken to pot of dumplings.  Lower heat to simmer and stir every once and a while to make sure dumplings don't stick.  Serve.  (Can serve with vegetables or cook vegetables in the pot also)

( can half or double the recipe easily if needed)

Recipe:  the buttered home