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Chicken and Dumplings

Unstoppable chicken and dumplings.

===== Ingredients =====
1 chicken 3-4lbs (quartered)
1 yellow onion
3 carrots
3 celery stalks
8c broth
salt + pepper
bay leaf

265g AP flour
85g lard/shortening
2.5g baking powder
180g milk
1.5g salt

===== Instructions =====
1. Boil broth ingredients 45 minutes.
2. Remove skin/bones from chicken and set in separate bowl. Remove vegetables from broth and set aside.
3. Combine all dumpling ingredients until dough forms, roll out into a sheet about 1/4" thick. Use a pizza cutter or knife to cut into 1x2" rectangles.
4. Add dumplings to boiling broth, cook 15 minutes.
5. Add chicken and vegetables back to pot. If needed, added a bit of cornstarch to thicken to desired consistency.