Country Chicken And Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 chicken (3 to 4 lb.)
2 qt. water
1 tsp. salt
pepper to taste
2 c. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 c. butter or margarine

Preparation

Place chicken in large pot; add water, 1 teaspoon salt and pepper.
Bring to a boil; cover and cook until tender (about 45 minutes to 1 hour). Remove chicken from broth; take chicken off bones and cut into bite size pieces.