Grandma'S Chicken And Dumpling Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Soup
1 roasting chicken
2 teaspoons tarragon
2 teaspoons thyme
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 cups celery, chopped
1 large onion, diced
3 large carrots, grated
Dumplings
3 cups flour
5 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
8 tablespoons canola oil
1 1/2 cups milk
6 cups water
salt and pepper

Preparation

Place chicken in a large stock pot. Add enough water to just cover chicken. Simmer covered, until chicken is cooked through.
Remove Chicken and debone, discard bones and skin. Chop remaining meat.
Add the rest of Soup ingredients, including chopped chicken, to the broth in the stock pot. Simmer uncovered, 2-3 hours, until veggies are tender.
For the dumplings, mix together flour baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Add oil and milk, mix until just combined.
Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto simmering soup. Do not mix. Cook for 10 minutes uncovered, then 10 minutes tightly covered. Serve hot by carefully scooping into bowls keeping dumplings intact.