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Grandma's Dumplings from Scratch: 100+ Year Old Recipe
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.
Grandma's Old Fashion Drop Dumplings - Recipe | Cooks.com
Mix first three ingredients. Sift flour and baking powder (2 teaspoons of baking powder to 1 cup flour). Add to mixture - if too thin, add flour, if too thick, add milk.
Step 1
Watch the chicken as it cooks in the pot. When it no longer looks pink on the outside, insert a food thermometer into the thickest portion of the meat without touching the bone. The chicken is done when the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
Step 2
Cook the dumplings in the recipe according to the recipe's cooking time.
Step 3
Remove a dumpling and insert the fork in the center to split the dumpling. They are finished when the center is cooked through and fluffy, not dense and doughy.
