Light And Fluffy Heavenly Herb-scented Dumplings For Stew!

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons shortening (preferably crisco butter flavor shortening)
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup minced fresh parsley
• 1/4 cup snipped fresh herb (you may use chives, thyme, sage or whatever else you prefer,-or- 1 teaspoon dry herbs or herbes de p)
• 1 1/2 cups milk

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, cut shortening into combined flour, baking powder, salt, parsley and herbs until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
• 2 stir in milk.
• 3 drop by heaping spoon fulls onto hot meat or vegetables in boiling stew (do not drop directly into liquid).
• 4 cook uncovered 15 minutes.
• 5 cover and cook about 15 minutes longer. cut a dumpling in half to test for doneness; you want them done but not dry!
• 6 serve immediately. also good reheated the next day.