tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903409844961124425.post6516355575177383361..comments2024-03-27T13:48:50.258-04:00Comments on This Simple Home: Dumplings from ScratchAnnette Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992675906662456790noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903409844961124425.post-66720902924433777262013-09-28T13:31:26.033-04:002013-09-28T13:31:26.033-04:00Okay, Darby. I don't have a recipe, but I wil...Okay, Darby. I don't have a recipe, but I will try to explain how I do the chicken and gravy , though you really don't have to do it with the dumplings. This is how I do it for biscuits and waffles. Yes. Chicken and waffles are yummy!<br /><br />Mine is KIND OF like regular gravy loaded with shredded chicken...but creamier and not as fatty and less chicken flavored.<br /><br />Yes. You can roast or boil the chicken. (Save drippings/water/broth.) Debone. Shred. (I also even just pull roasted chicken pieces from the freezer and use canned/frozen chicken broth.) Then I just make a creamy sauce. A couple tablespoons butter in the big pot. Melt it. Add salt,pepper, and a couple tablespoons flour. Stir until well blended...then whisk in some of the water from boiling the chicken, pan juices, or even chicken broth from a can if needed. Then I add some milk to make it creamy...but not too much. *The flour in the dumplings also adds quite a bit of creaminess.* (Even if you don't start with the butter/flour mixture, the liquid will still be a bit creamy. In the photo in this post, I just had a mixture of broth and water.) Add cut or shredded chicken...and the dumplings. And cook as directed. :) <br /><br />The first time you try it you could even try it without making the white sauce first...I find it's hard to have any thickening to the liquids since the pot has to be covered for ten minutes with the dumplings. <br />Annette Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992675906662456790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903409844961124425.post-79418371440240496562013-09-26T10:34:16.815-04:002013-09-26T10:34:16.815-04:00Annette! Thank you for your speedly reply! I talke...Annette! Thank you for your speedly reply! I talked to my mom and sister last night and they both were tickled! I need your help, do you have a recipe for Chicken and Dumplings from start to finish? All I remember is that my Granny boiled a whole chicken, then deboned it, shredded it and then from there...I have no idea. You mentioned you make a creamy gravy (which sounds marvelous, how do you go about that? Thank you so much for your help and patience, i just found my love for cooking so I'm still learning :) Thank you agian for posting this recipe! -DarbyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903409844961124425.post-27350861021825440112013-09-26T07:22:33.680-04:002013-09-26T07:22:33.680-04:00Darby, your message made me smile! There is so li...Darby, your message made me smile! There is so little sugar in it, that I do think you might be successful leaving the sugar out of it. I hope they are like your granny's!!Annette Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992675906662456790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903409844961124425.post-32454157474016276982013-09-25T20:39:49.794-04:002013-09-25T20:39:49.794-04:00Annette! Thank you so much for posting this! My Gr...Annette! Thank you so much for posting this! My Granny passed away and she used to make the best big thick dumplings that I have ever had! Your recipe reminds me of that, my family is going to be so excited! Thank you! Is it ok to leave the sugar out or is that important?<br />-DarbyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com