Chicken N Sourdough Dumplings Recipes

Steps:

• Chicken: Over medium heat add flour to melted shortening.
• Stir constantly while adding all other ingredients except chicken.
• Add chicken, pour into a 3-quart casserole dish.
• Dumplings: In large mixing bowl thoroughly stir together flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder.
• Combine milk, egg, sourdough starter, and oil.
• Add to dry ingredients all at once, stirring just till moistened.
• Drop dough from tbsp into boiling water (dip spoon in hot liquid before dropping dumpling each time to help batter slide right off).
• Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Remove with slotted spoon, drain and place on top of cooked chicken.
• Cook, uncovered in over, at 350º for 10 minutes.
• Serve hot.

Steps:

• 1. Place the chicken, water, broth, carrots, onion, celery, garlic, salt, and pepper in a large stockpot and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer 1 hour. 2. Remove the chicken from the pot and place on a large plate to cool. When cool enough to handle, remove the meat from the bones and return it to the pot of simmering broth along with the sausage. 3. To prepare the "dumplings," squeeze chunks of the sourdough bread with your hands to form about 8 dumplings. Set aside. 4. In a small bowl, mix together the cinnamon, rosemary, and dill. Roll the dumplings in the spice mixture, gently pressing the spices into the bread. 5. Spoon the chicken mixture into the bread bowl, and add the dumplings just before serving.

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl, mix 1/2 cup flour, salt and pepper. Add chicken, 1 piece at a time, and toss to coat; shake off excess. In a 6-qt. stockpot, heat oil over medium-high heat. Brown chicken in batches on all sides; remove from pan., Add onion, carrots and celery to same pan; cook and stir 6-8 minutes or until onion is tender. Add garlic; cook and stir 1 minute longer. Stir in 1/4 cup flour until blended. Gradually add stock, stirring constantly. Stir in wine, sugar, bay leaves and peppercorns. Return chicken to pan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 20-25 minutes or until chicken juices run clear., For dumplings, in a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, whisk milk and melted butter until blended. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened (do not overmix). Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto a parchment-lined baking sheet; set aside., Remove chicken from stockpot; cool slightly. Discard bay leaves and skim fat from soup. Remove skin and bones from chicken and discard. Using 2 forks, coarsely shred meat into 1- to 1-1/2-in. pieces; return to soup. Cook, covered, on high until mixture reaches a simmer., Drop dumplings on top of simmering soup, a few at a time. Reduce heat to low; cook, covered, 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center of dumplings comes out clean (do not lift cover while simmering). Gently stir in cream, parsley and thyme. Season with additional salt and pepper to taste.