Grandma's Ol' Fashion Chicken N' Dumplings

This is one of my family's favorite recipes for chicken and dumplings, handed down to me from my grandmother. And the leftovers taste great, too! INGREDIENTS 6 tablespoons butter 1 cup chopped yellow onion 1 cup matchstick carrots 1

cup frozen sweet peas (thawed) 1 cup diced celery 4 cloves garlic, minced 3 tablespoons all purpose flour 12 oz (1 can) evaporated milk 32 oz (1 quart) chicken stock 4 cups shredded cooked chicken 1 tablespoon fresh thyme (or 1 teaspoon dried thyme) 2 teaspoons freshly cracked black pepper (or to taste) salt, to taste HOMEMADE DUMPLINGS: 2 cups all purpose flour 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon, baking powder 1 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon fresh thyme (or 1 teaspoon dried thyme) 3/4 cup (6 oz) whole milk 4 tablespoons butter, melted INSTRUCTIONS In a large heavy bottomed pot, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrots and celery. Cook for 5 minutes, until vegetables being to wilt. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute more. Add flour and stir to combine. Cook for 1 minute. Add evaporated milk and chicken stock and quickly stir to combine. Bring to a boil and add chicken, thyme, black pepper and salt. Let soup simmer, uncovered, while you make dumplings. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, pepper, salt and thyme. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and pour the milk and butter into the center of it. Using a wooden spoon, stir together until dough ball forms. If your dough seems too dry, you can add an extra tablespoon of milk. Using a large** sized cookie scoop, scoop dough and drop directly into the simmering soup. Place them around the pot, not all in the same place. Once all dumplings have been added, gently press them down so the soup runs over just the tops of them. Follow these simple steps to make drop dumplings for soup: Mix dry ingredients: Add the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, pepper, salt and thyme) into a medium sized bowl and whisk together. Add wet ingredients: Add in the butter and milk, mix it together using a wooden spoon, until dough ball forms. Cook dumplings: Drop the dumplings into the simmering soup with a cookie scoop and let cook! That’s it!