Grandmas Chicken And Dumplings
1 fat hen
1 1/2 quarts water
salt
7 tablespoons flour
3/4 cups water
a few drops of yellow food coloring
DUMPLINGS
1 egg
2/3 cup milk
1 tbs. oil or melted shortening
1 1/2 cup flour
2/3 tsp. salt
4 tsp. baking powder
Instructions: Cook 1 fat hen in 1 1/2 quarts water and salt. Cook about 3 hours.
When cool, pick meat from bones and cut into small pieces. Thicken broth with 7
tablespoons flour and 3/4 cups water. Mix with egg beater and season to taste.
Add a few drops of yellow food coloring. Strain over chicken. Reserve 4 cups of
gravy in a flat pan for dumplings.
DUMPLINGS Sift dry ingredients into liquid and stir briskly until blended. Drop
dumpling batter by teaspoons into boiling gravy. Cover and cook gently 8-10
minutes or until done.