Chicken And Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 whole chicken
8 to 10 c. water
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
2 c. all-purpose flour
3 Tbsp. shortening
1 c. milk (2/3 c. for dough)

Preparation

Cook chicken until tender in 8 to 10 cups water.
Remove chicken from broth.
While chicken is cooking, make dough.
Sift 2 cups flour and 1 teaspoon salt; add shortening, mixed until a meal texture.
Add milk to make dough.
Place dough on floured board and roll out very thin.
Cut in one-inch wide strips 4 to 6 inches long.
Drop in boiling broth until all dough is used.
Cook 5 minutes.
Add 1/4 cup milk.
Cook until boiling again.
Remove from heat.
Add chicken if desired and serve.