Seattle'S Dumplings

Directions

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   {"0":"To make real flour dumplings here's a basic recipe: 2 cups sifted flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 3 teaspoons baking powder, 4 tablespoons shortening, 1 cup of buttermilk or soured milk. Mix together the dry ingredients. Cut in the shortening until crumbly, stir in the buttermilk taking care not to over mix. Allow to stand 5-10 minutes. Drop by rounded tablespoons into the simmering chicken. Bring back to a soft simmer, cook 10 minutes with the cover off, 10 minutes with the cover on. Remove the dumplings to a serving dish with the chicken. If you want to do herbs in the dumplings, stir any kind you like into the dry ingredients then continue. Personal choice here. If you like - and this is REAL Pennsylvania German, eat the dumplings with a little cidar vinegar sprinkled on them.","2":"Souring milk:","3":"Warm the milk slightly for best results. (Microwave on HIGH for short","4":"periods of time i.e. 25 seconds, then stir well. Repeat until milk has been","5":"warmed through.)","7":"- To each cup of warmed milk add 1 1\/2 Tablespoons of fresh lemon juice","8":"OR","9":"1 1\/3 Tablespoons of cider vinegar to above milk amount. Stir well.","11":"Read More http:\/\/www.epicurious.com\/recipes\/food\/reviews\/Chicken-with-Dumplings-20094#ixzz28d3wkwQe"}