Chicken And Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

chicken (whole or parts)
celery
onion
2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1/3 c. shortening
1/2 c. milk

Preparation

Cover whole chicken (or parts) with water in large pan and boil with onions and celery until tender.
Take out chicken and remove any bones.
Cut into bite-size pieces and return to pan. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; cut in shortening and add milk to make a stiff dough.
Roll out to 1/8-inch thick and sprinkle with flour.
Cut in diagonal pieces, about 1-inch and drop into pan with boiling stock.
Cover closely and boil gently, about 8 to 10 minutes.