Home Style Chicken And Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (5 to 6 lb.) stewing chicken, cut up
4 stalks celery, sliced
2 large carrots, shredded
1 large onion, chopped
1 1/2 tsp. dried basil, crushed
1/2 tsp. dried marjoram, crushed
2 bay leaves
1 c. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 beaten egg
1/4 c. milk
2 Tbsp. cooking oil
1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1/4 c. snipped parsley

Preparation

In a 6-quart Dutch oven combine chicken, celery, carrots, onion, basil, marjoram, bay leaves, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
Add 8 cups water.
Bring to boiling; reduce heat.
Cover and simmer 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until chicken is tender.
Remove from heat.
Remove chicken.
Discard bay leaves. Use a metal spoon to skim fat that rises to the surface.
Reserve 1/2 the chicken and broth for another use.
Return remaining chicken and broth to boiling.