Chicken and...fail

AKA Chicken & Dumplings

2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
4 Tbsp. shortening
1 whole chicken

Place dry ingredients in a large bowl. Cut in shortening until flour is in pea size clumps. Cook a chicken in water that is well seasoned. Chop the chicken and de-bone. Take some of the broth and add to the flour mixture. Stirring a little at a time; mixing with a fork. Use just enough to pull dough together. Do NOT over mix!

Roll out on a floured surface about 1/4 inch thick. Cut into strips 1/2 x 3 inches. Bring broth back to a boil. Drop dough over the boiling bubbles and simmer for about 10 minutes. Carefully add the chicken and cook for another 5 minutes.
Good Luck!



This dish got its name from my Granny/Aunt Lisa. More often than not when they made this, the dumplings fell apart in a mushy mess. Since they couldn't really be called dumplings anymore, they renamed the dish "Chicken And".

So my best friend Kaylee and I tried to give it a shot. We did one too many things wrong. The flavor was off, the dumplings were gross, it looked like mush...so I've renamed it for a third time to "Chicken and Fail". Maybe you can give it a shot. Maybe I'll try again. Should I be so brave? At least it was a fun time cooking with Kaylee!