Mama Hen

Recipe: Chicken and Dumplings (Buttermilk Dumplings)

1. Place all of the above ingredients in a large pot.
2. Bring to a boil, turn down to medium-low heat and cover.  Simmer about 45 minutes or until chicken is cooked and tender.
3. Remove chicken to a cutting board, and allow to cool enough to handle.
4. In the meantime, make dumplings (below)
5. Bring the broth in the pot up to a rolling boil.  Tear off chunks of dough, about the size of a hickory nut, and carefully drop into the boiling broth.
   
6. Give the soup a stir, lower the heat to a simmer and cover.
   
7. While the dumplings are cooking, tear up the chicken, discarding any bones or fat.  When all the chicken is done, carefully drop it back into the pot.  Let cook for a few more minutes to heat the chicken back up. Dumplings cook fairly quickly, so by the time you are done tearing up the chicken, they will be cooked.
   

1. In a bowl, mix dry ingredients.
   
2. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or fork, until crumbly.
3. Add butter/soured milk, stir to blend.
4. Knead dough with your hands about 12 times.