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cracker barrel dumplings

blentz8 avatar
Recipe by
barbara lentz
@blentz8
beulah, MI

These are just like cracker barrel dumplings. Just add cooked chicken to make it chicken and dumplings. Yum

yield 4 serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For cracker barrel dumplings

  • DUMPLINGS
  • 2 c
    flour plus more for kneading and rolling
  • 2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 c
    milk
  • 1/4 c
    canola oil
  • 8 c
    water
  • 2 tsp
    chicken bouillon
  • SAUCE
  • 3 Tbsp
    butter
  • 1/4 c
    flour
  • 1/2 tsp
    sugar
  • 1 c
    milk
  • 2 tsp
    chicken bouillon
  • 3/4 c
    reserved dumpling cooking liquid
  • salt and pepper to taste

How To Make cracker barrel dumplings

  • 1
    Dumplings Mix the flour, baking powder, salt, milk, and oil blending well Turn out on floured surface and knead four or five times. Roll out dough to 1/8 inch thick and cut into 1 inch dumplings.
  • 2
    In large saucepan combine the water with the bouillon. Bring to a hard boil. Cooking in batches add the dumplings to the boiling water. The dumplings are done when they raise to the top. Remove with slotted spoon and set aside. Reserve cooking liquid
  • 3
    Sauce Melt the butter in a medium saucepan. Add flour and stir until thick. Mix the sugar with the milk and add to the flour mixture a little at a time whisking until smooth. Remove from heat. Mix the 3/4 cup cooking liquid with the chicken bouillon. Mix the cooking liquid into the sauce. Pour the sauce over the dumplings mixing well. Season with salt and pepper
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