Delicious Chicken & Dumplings

This is one of our favorite meals! Adapted from the No-Guesswork Cookbook - to be made wheat-free!!

Delicious Chicken & Dumplings (from scratch)...
Yield: 8 servings
Cook Time: 30 mins + 20 mins



The Broth....
I prepare the following ingredients, as if I were making a chicken soup...  cooking it down until I have a delicious broth....

• Water
• A rotisserie chicken
• 2 Tbs, Chicken Base (or 6-7 bullion cubes)
• Chopped carrots, celery (or celery flakes), onion (or dried minced onion)
• Season with: salt, pepper, garlic powder, a pinch of turmeric, and Italian seasonings
  (or whatever else I feel like at the time!)

1. Put everything into a large-ish pot
2. Bring to boil 
3. Reduce heat to to a simmer, and cook for as long as possible (at least 2 hours).

After it is finished cooking:

4. remove chicken
5. strain & reserve broth
6. debone chicken, and tear into small pieces
   

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The Dumplings...
The following is for a single batch of dumplings, though we prefer extra, so I make 1½ batches of dumplings (per one batch broth) for our soup.

• 2 cups of  Kamut® flour
  + a little extra for rolling & later, thickening (though cornstarch works well, too)
• 1 tsp of salt
• ½ cup (1 stick) of butter, cold
• 2/3 cup of Milk
• large bowl
• pastry blender (or two forks, work just as well)
• pizza cutter

1.  Combine dry ingredients (flour & salt)
2. Cut butter into ½ T. sized pieces 
3. Add butter to dry ingredients 
4. Cut into flour with a pastry blender, until butter is the size of large peas
5. Add milk
6. Mix just until dough pulls together 
7. Cover the bowl with a towel, and chill for 25 mins
8. When finished chilling, roll onto a well-floured surface
9. Roll until it's about a 1/8" thickness
10. Using a floured pizza cutter, cut the dough into 1½" x 1" rectangles

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Putting it all Together...

• 9 cups of Broth (add water if you don't have enough)
• 3-5 Tbs of flour (or cornstarch) - depending on desired thickness
• 1/3 cup of Cold water
• 1/2 tsp of dried parsley
• chicken
• whisk

1. Skim fat from reserved broth
2. Heat to boiling
3. With a whisk, dissolve flour in cold water
4. Add to broth while whisking
5. Add parsley
6. Add chicken & dumpling dough
7. Bring to a boil
8. Reduce heat & simmer for 20 mins
9. Let sit about 20 mins before serving

Enjoy!!