From Family Cookbook-Dumplings

The family cookbook contains recipes my Gramma and Grannies used often. It is the type of food I grew up on good ole Southern food, from Granny’s roast to my Gramp’s dumplings.

This is one of Gramp’s favorites. He loved them so much that he carried the recipe in his wallet. 

What You Need

1 1/2 cups white flour

1/2 ts baking powder

1/4 ts salt

1/4 cup shortening 

How To Make

Sift flour, baking, and salt together

Crumble in the shortening with your fingers

Add just enough milk to make a very stiff dough

Using a spoon to mix

Roll out the dough on a well-floured board until it’s very thin

Cut 1/8 thick 

Cut into strips and lay into 3-quart post-medium chicken

1 1/2 broth into until boiling stock

Lower heat and cook slowly for almost 20 minutes

Do not take off the lid

Gramps loved dumplings

Melinda