Mother'S Dumplings With Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/3 c. shortening
1 egg, beaten
5 Tbsp. chicken broth
1 chicken and broth
1/2 c. milk

Preparation

Cut flour, salt, pepper and shortening as one would for pie crust.
Then add beaten eggs and cut in.
Then add chicken broth a tablespoon at a time.
Form into ball.
Roll on floured pastry cloth, about 1/4-inch thick and cut into desired shapes.
Cook, debone and cut up chicken.
Drop dumplings into boiling broth from chicken; add 1/2 cup of milk and cook until tender.
Return chicken pieces to broth and dumplings.