Chicken and Dumpling Soup

Ingredients

• •2 tsp baking powder
• •½ teaspoon basil
• •2 bay leaves
• •1 cup carrots
• •3 ribs celery
• •½ teaspoon celery salt
• •3 chicken breasts
• •4 cups chicken stock
• •2 cups all-purpose flour
• •2 tablespoons garlic
• •½ cup half& half
• •water
• •½ teaspoon oregano
• •1 teaspoon salt

Method

Adapted from foodista.com

1. 1Start out by putting together the dough for your dumplings.
2. 2Mix together the flour, salt and baking powder.
3. 3Then slowly add in your ice water. Keep adding it in until you have enough to form a nice dough ball.
4. 4Knead your dough for about 5 minutes and then set it the side and let it rest while you work on the other end of the soup.
5. 5In a large pot add together your stock, chicken, carrots, celery, garlic, basil, oregano, and celery salt.
6. 6Heat it up on medium heat and let the chicken cook through. When the chicken is cooked, remove it and set it to the side.
7. 7Now grab up your dough and roll it out about ¼" thick with your rolling pin.
8. 8Cut it into small squares.
9. 9Place them in your hot broth.
10. 10As they cook up, they will rise to the top of the broth.
11. 11While your dumplings are cooking, go ahead and shred your chicken up.
12. 12Add it to your soup.
13. 13Last but not least, add in the half and half and give it a couple swirls around the pan to incorporate everything together.