Simple Chicken 'n Dumplins

This recipe is ridiculously easy! This is a meal that I will continue to make when I'm craving a comforting bowl of goodness. I used boneless chicken breasts because I'm not a fan of meat on a bone, but feel free to use a roasted chicken, if you wish.

What you'll need:

2 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 pinch salt
2 tbsp. butter
1 c. milk
2 quarts chicken broth
3 c. cooked chicken
4 bay leaves
1 tbsp. oregano

What you'll do:

First, I put the chicken breasts in a large pot, covered them with water, added two bay leaves, 1/2 tbsp of oregano, and let it boil for about 30 minutes. After the chicken cooled, I cut the breasts into bite-sized pieces, placed it in a bowl, and set it aside.

In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and the butter. With clean hands, I used my fingers to mix the ingredients together until the mixture became crumbly.

Add the milk, then the salt, and mix it together.

Put the dough on a heavily-floured surface and use a heavily-floured rolling pin to flatten and stretch the dough. You'll want the dough to be about 1/4 of an inch thick. Using a pizza cutter, cut the dough into 1" squares.

In a dutch oven, add the broth, two bay leaves, 1/2 tbsp of oregano. Bring to a boil and individually drop each dumplin' into the boiling broth while continuously stirring. Be careful not to mash the dumplins!

Continue to simmer for an additional 20 minutes or until the dumplins are no longer doughy.

Add the chicken, serve, and ENJOY!

~B

Holy, Flapjacks!

More pumpkin for your taste buds! This recipe is fantastic and the pancakes end up tasting like a big pumpkin cinnamon roll! I've made these pancakes twice in the last two weeks...

What you'll need:

1 cup flour
1 1/2 tbsp. brown sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. ground allspice
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 c. milk
1/2 c. pumpkin puree
1 egg
1 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 tbsp. vinegar

What you'll do:

In a large bowl, mix the egg, pumpkin, milk, vegetable oil, and vinegar. In another bowl, mix together the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, allspice, cinnamon, and salt. Pour the dry ingredients mixture into the pumpkin mixture. Stir the mixture just until it's combined; do not over-stir.

Heat a skillet on medium heat and spray with non-stick cooking spray. Scoop 1/4 c. of batter onto the skillet and cook on both sides until golden brown and fluffy. Serve warm.

For the cinnamon syrup {the syrup really makes this recipe so fabulous}-

What you'll need:

1/2 c. white sugar
1/2 c. packed brown sugar
2 tbsp. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 c. water

What you'll do:

Stir all of the ingredients in a small saucepan. Cook the syrup on medium heat until it simmers. Reduce temperature to low and allow the syrup to simmer and thicken for about three minutes; stirring frequently. As the sauce cools, it will continue to thicken.

Pour this rich deliciousness over your flapjacks and ENJOY!

~B