Chicken and Dumplings

This dish is unique and delicious. The seasonings are perfect and the dumplings make the meal a special one.

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Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour		3 strips cooked bacon, crumbled
1 teaspoon baking powder		6-8 pieces chicken, or 1 whole chicken cut up
2 teaspoons salt		1 teaspoon pepper
3 tablespoons shortening		1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
3/4 cup milk

Prep: 1 hour 20 min (80 mins) Total:

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1
Place chicken pieces in a large pot (6-quart or more).
2
Add 4 cups of water, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, and 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning.
3
Cover the pot and cook over medium heat until the chicken is done and about to fall off the bone, about 45 minutes. Do not boil.
4
While the chicken is cooking, mix the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
5
Stir in the shortening and then the milk. The dough should be easy to work.
6
Sprinkle the bacon bits into the mixture, a little at a time, and work them in.
7
Place your dough on a floured surface and knead it until it smooth and springy.
8
Then, either roll out the dough to a thickness of about ⅛-inch and cut it into pieces, or pinch off small pieces and shape them into 1-inch balls. If you are going to cut them into pieces, you can even make fancy shapes! These are your dumplings.
9
In another pot, make sure you have enough liquid to completely cover your dumplings.
10
Add chicken broth as needed.
11
Bring the liquid to a low boil and gently add the dumplings.
12
Cover the pot and cook for 15 minutes.

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