Southern Chicken And Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 whole chicken, cut up
1/2 tablespoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 cup milk
Dumplings
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup vegetable shortening (such as Crisco)
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup milk

Preparation

Combine chicken, salt and pepper in a large pot and cover with water. Cook until chicken is tender.
Remove chicken from water.
Remove bone and skin.
Set chicken aside (while chicken is cooking, prepare dumplings.).
Dumplings: In a large bowl, mix flour, salt, baking powder and shortening with a fork.
Add egg and 1/2 cup milk; mix to form dough.
Roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness on floured surface.
Cut into four-inch strips with sharp knife.
Drop dumplings into simmering chicken broth.
Cover and simmer until dumplings are done.
Add chicken to dumplings and 1 cup milk.
Cook slowly for 10 minutes.