Apple Cider Chicken And Dumplings

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 bone-in chicken thighs, skin removed (3 pounds)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 medium red onion, chopped
• 1 celery rib, chopped
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
• salt and pepper
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup apple cider or 1 cup juice
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon cold butter
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 2/3 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 in a dutch oven, brown chicken in butter; remove and set aside. in the same pan, combine the onion, celery, parsley, salt and pepper; cook and stir until vegetables are tender. sprinkle with flour and mix well. add broth and cider. bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. add chicken.
• 2 cover and bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes. increase heat to 425°.
• 3 for dumplings, combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl; cut in butter until crumbly. combine egg and milk; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. drop batter into 12 mounds onto hot broth.
• 4 bake, uncovered, at 425° for 10 minutes. cover and bake 10 minutes longer or until a toothpick inserted into a dumpling comes out clean.