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GRANDMA'S DUMPLINGS FROM SCRATCH: 100+ YEAR OLD RECIPE



Grandma's Dumplings from Scratch: 100+ Year Old Recipe image

Grandma would always make these for us when we were under the weather. She would cook a chicken in a pot with water, carrots, onions, and celery until it was done. Then she would pull all the chicken meat of the bone, and put it back into the broth (she would taste it after the meat was added and then add salt, pepper, and a little parsley). I always sat on the counter and watched her throw everything in a pan without measuring, and they were AMAZING. Finally, I asked her to write it down for me, and I'm glad I did. Posting on here so I never lose this recipe! She always rolled them out thin and used a knife to cut them into pieces. They were never the same shape, but that's how we knew when Grandma made them :) NOTE: Grandma learned how to make these from her mother, so this is the OLD school recipe for dumplings. I am writing it like she gave it to me. Scant teaspoon means a little under the measurement: not quite to the top but not 1/4 less.

Provided by CookingBlues

Categories     Stew

Time 20m

Yield 1 big pot, 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder, scant
1 tablespoon Crisco
1 teaspoon Crisco
1 pinch salt
1 pinch pepper
3/4 cup water

Steps:

  • Mix the first 6 ingredients together until combined. Slowly add the water until you form a dough. You may have to add more or less water to form the ball.
  • Roll out the dumpling dough on a floured surface thin and cut into bite size pieces.
  • Drop them one at a time into simmering chicken/broth. She would always drop a few then wait a bit, then drop a few more. She said this kept them from sticking together in the end. After they are all added, give a gentle stir (once or twice around the pot, then leave it alone).
  • Let the dumplings simmer in the chicken/broth mixture until they float to the top (about 15 minutes or so). I have let them simmer a longer, and that's fine. She would taste the broth one last time after the dumplings were done for seasoning before we got to eat them!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 177.2, Fat 3.2, SaturatedFat 0.9, Sodium 87.8, Carbohydrate 32, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 0.1, Protein 4.3

NANNY'S CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS



Nanny's Chicken and Dumplings image

Good food is not hard to find. Just look around at the wonderful cooks in your life and remember the love that went from their hands in preparing a dish meant to enrich, fill, and please you. My Nanny was from Missouri. She perfected many dishes and this is one of them. If you are afraid of trying dumplings...substitute with...

Provided by Sherry Blizzard

Categories     Chicken

Time 2h20m

Number Of Ingredients 16

4-5 lb chicken, cut up
water to cover chicken
SEASONING:
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp sweet marjoram
3/4 Tbsp salt
1 tsp pepper (use more at the end to finish)
THE PROCESS:
2 dash(es) grapeseed oil (glugs)
32 oz chicken stock
FINAL THOUGHTS:
1 stick butter
water

Steps:

  • 1. Put 2 glugs of olive oil in the IP, set to saute. Allow to heat and add a few chicken pieces at a time to brown slightly. Remove to a side dish/bowl. Shut off IP
  • 2. Add chicken broth and scrape the fonds off the bottom. Add in chicken pieces (big ones on the bottom). Cover with enough water to cover the chicken. Add spices/herbs and stir.
  • 3. Set IP for 30 minutes pressure. Natural release, remove chicken pieces with a slotted spoon to a bowl. Allow to cool enough to debone.
  • 4. Taste the broth in the IP after removing chicken. Add more spices/herbs if you need to (you won't). Add 1 stick of butter to the broth and enough water to make a good cooking broth for the dumplings to cook.
  • 5. See the recipe for Nanny's Dumplings to complete this dish. I cook the dumplings in the broth FIRST....then add in the cooked chicken after. We like it more soupy.....my mother always served this over mashed potatoes. Nanny's Dumplings: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/main-course/chicken/nannys-dumplings.html

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