Chicken Dumpling Soup (Print Version)

Ingredients:

01 - 4 tablespoons butter.
02 - 1/2 cup onion, chopped.
03 - 2-3 carrots, chopped.
04 - 3 celery stalks, sliced.
05 - 1 tablespoon garlic, minced.
06 - 8 cups chicken broth.
07 - 2 pounds chicken, shredded.
08 - 1 teaspoon salt.
09 - 1/2 teaspoon black pepper.
10 - 2 bay leaves.
11 - 1 tablespoon dried parsley.
12 - 3 tablespoons cornstarch.
13 - 3 tablespoons water.
14 - 1 1/2 cups flour.
15 - 1 teaspoon baking powder.
16 - 1/2 teaspoon salt.
17 - 3 tablespoons cold butter.
18 - 3/4 cup milk.

Instructions:

01 - Melt butter in large pot.
02 - Cook onions, carrots, celery until soft.
03 - Add garlic, cook 30 seconds.
04 - Pour in chicken broth, Add shredded chicken.
05 - Season with salt, pepper, bay leaves, parsley, bring to boil, reduce to simmer.
06 - Mix flour, baking powder, salt, grate cold butter into flour, stir in milk until dough forms.
07 - Drop 1-inch dough pieces into soup, cover and simmer 15-20 minutes.
08 - Mix cornstarch with cold water, stir into soup until thickened.

Notes:

01 - Dumplings are done when floating on top.
02 - Don't peek while dumplings cook.
03 - Use rotisserie chicken for quicker prep.
04 - Make dumplings just before cooking for best results.