Ingredients
1.5 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
3 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
2 -4quarts chicken broth
Salt and pepper to taste
Preparation
Sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Add buttermilk and stir well, forming a soft, wet dough. Then add the butter. You might need to add some extra flour to make the dough more manageable. Kneed dough till firm.
Take a small piece of the dough and roll out to a rectangle. It should be almost paper thin. Use plenty of flour to prevent sticking. Cut into 2"x1.5" strips. Repeat with rest of dough.
Put dumplings onto wax paper on a cookie sheet. Dust lightly with flour so it doesn’t stick.
Drop dumplings into boiling broth one at a time. Use a fork to gently push aside dumplings as you drop them into the stock. Cook till done.
Serve hot adding cooked chicken before serving. Serve hot,
