Chicken and Dumplings

Ingredients:

1 whole chicken, cut up

2 cups all purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons black pepper

1 cup of buttermilk

5 cups chicken broth

1 cup cream, half and half, or milk, optional

Seasonings of choice:  I use salt, pepper and thyme or poultry seasonings to your taste

Directions:

Boil chicken until falling off the bone or to an internal temperature of 165.  Shred and set aside.  Mix flour, baking powder, salt, and pepper together.  Add buttermilk to get a stiff dough.  Roll out dough very thin on a floured surface.  Cut dough into squares about 1 inch wide.  Bring chicken broth to a boil and drop strips a few at a time into boiling broth.  Boil for about 10 minutes.  Remove from heat.  Stir in shredded chicken, milk, and seasonings.