Chicken and dumplings

Ingredients

Courtesy of Sandy Byrd 

Start-to-finish: 1 hour

1 whole chicken

1 teaspoon pepper

1 teaspoon salt

2 cups flour

4 teaspoons baking powder

2 cups milk, divided 

½ teaspoon salt

Preparation

Boil chicken in 3 quarts of water for 40 minutes. Remove bones and place chicken back into the hot broth. Add salt and pepper. Bring back to a boil. 

Meanwhile, in separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder, 1 cup milk and salt. Drop into broth one spoon at a time. Boil uncovered for 10 minutes. Add 1 cup milk and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and serve immediately.