Mawmaw "Pete's" Dumplins

Ingredients

• Self-rising flour (amount as needed)
• ½ cup plain flour
• ⅔ cup chicken broth (from boiled chicken, not too much fat)
• Additional chicken broth (to form dough)
• ½ cup milk
• Pepper, to taste
• (Optional) Thickening: milk + flour mix

Instructions

1. Sift self-rising flour into a bowl and make a well in the center.
2. Add ½ cup plain flour into the well (do not mix yet).
3. Take out about ⅔ cup chicken broth. Pour half of it around the plain flour in the well.
4. Work flour and broth together with your fingers.
5. Add the rest of the collected broth, gradually working it into the remaining flour until the dough no longer sticks to fingers.
6. Flour your countertop, roll dough out as thin as possible, and cut into strips.
7. Drop strips into boiling chicken broth (without meat), seasoning with pepper.
8. When the surface is covered with strips, wait until broth bubbles through before adding more strips (prevents sticking).
9. Once all strips are in, add ½ cup milk and boil until dumplins are tender.
10. If needed, thicken with a milk-and-flour slurry before serving.