Chicken and Dumplings

Boil chicken in a water and chicken broth mixture until chicken is cooked, then add dumplings. You can add carrots, celery, etc. to chicken broth.

Dumplings:
3 Tbsp. shortening
1 ½ c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
¾ tsp. salt
¾ c. milk
Cut shortening (use a knife or a fork) into flour, baking powder, and salt until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in milk. Drop by spoonfuls into boiling stew (drop onto pieces of meat, not broth, if possible). Turn down heat to simmer while dumplings are cooking. Cook 10 minutes uncovered, and then 10 minutes covered.