Old-fashioned Chicken And Slick Dumplings

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 pounds boneless, skinless chicken meat
• 2 small carrots, sliced
• 3 sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 3 irish potatoes, cubed
• 5 small onions
• 5 cups water
• salt to taste
• ground black pepper to taste
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 stalks celery tops
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 4 tablespoons rendered chicken fat

Recipe

• place chicken in a large pot. add salt and pepper, a dash of cayenne, a bay leaf, and a handful of celery tops. cover with water, and cook until done. discard bay leaf. add vegetables, and continue cooking until vegetables are nearly done.
• meanwhile, make the dumplings. mix together flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, baking powder, chicken fat. mix in enough water to make a stiff dough. divide dough into three parts. roll out, and cut into squares.
• add 1/3 dumplings to simmering chicken, and cook 5 minutes. add another third, and cook 5 minutes more. add the remaining third, and cook 5 minutes longer. serve.