Chicken and Slicks

Slicks are rolled-out flat dumplings, not the round kind.

Ingredients

Chicken

• 1 cut-up chicken
• 1 1/2 cup flour
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 cup Crisco
• 1/2 cup milk

Slicker Dumplings

• Seasoned chicken, turkey or beef broth
• All-purpose flour

Method

1. Chicken: Cover chicken with water, and let simmer until tender. Remove bones and return meat to water.
2. Combine flour, salt and baking powder. Cut in Crisco; add milk, mixing well. Knead lightly, then roll to a 1/8-inch thickness, cut into squares.
3. Drop squares into pan. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
4. Slicker Dumplings: Put seasoned broth into a mixing bowl.
5. Add flour a little at a time, mixing after each addition. Keep adding flour until you can handle mixture.
6. Roll out to about 1/8 inch thick. Cut into squares.
7. Drop into boiling broth. Cook until tender, about 10-15 minutes.