Arkansas Chicken And Dumplings

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 large broiler-fryer chicken
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup chicken broth (cooled)
• 2 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 boil chicken in 2 quarts of water, to which salt and butter have been added, until tender. remove chicken, strain, and reserve broth. remove skin of chicken and bone. cut meat into large pieces.
• 2 dumplings:.
• 3 mix egg, salt, butter, and broth together. add flour, mixing with a fork, a small amount at a time. knead in flour until a stiff dough is formed. roll out very thing. cut in strips. bring chicken broth to a boil. pull apart and stretch strips of dough as you drop into broth. reduce heat and cook about 10 minutes (covered), stirring occasionally. add cut-up chicken to dumplings and enjoy!