Grandma June's Recipe Box · Chapter 45

Frosty Night Chicken and Dumplings

“What kept the whole town warm on the longest night of the year.”

You'll need

• ¼ cup butter
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 carrots, diced
• 2 celery stalks, diced
• 8 cups chicken broth
• 3 cups cooked chicken, shredded
• Salt and pepper
• 2 cups flour (dumplings)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt (dumplings)
• 3 tbsp cold butter or shortening
• ¾ cup milk

How to make it

1. Melt ¼ cup butter in a large pot and cook the onion, carrots and celery 6–8 minutes until soft.
2. Add the broth and chicken, season with salt and pepper, and bring to a simmer.
3. For the dumplings, mix the flour, baking powder and salt, cut in the cold butter, and stir in the milk to make a dough.
4. Roll the dough ⅛ inch thick on a floured counter and cut into 1×2-inch strips.
5. Drop the strips into the simmering broth one at a time. Cover and simmer 15–20 minutes, stirring gently now and then, until the dumplings are cooked through.

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