Preparation Steps

• Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
• Place 2-3 chicken breasts on the baking sheet. Drizzle 2 Tablespoons oil on the chicken and season with salt and pepper.
• Bake chicken for about 45 minutes. Chicken will reach an internal temperature of 165F degrees when fully cooked. Once the chicken is cooked, shred it with two forks.
• Pour 2 quarts chicken broth into a large pot and start warming it up on the stove top while you make the dumplings.
• In a medium bowl, combine 2 cups all-purpose flour and ½ teaspoon baking powder. Then add in 2 Tablespoons cold salted butter, cubed.
• Combine using your fingers, fork or pastry cutter. The butter should resemble tiny pebbles when combined well.
• Pour in 1 cup milk. Mix it all together.
• Dust your counter with a generous amount of all purpose flour. Place dumpling dough on the counter and dust it with more flour.
• With a rolling pin, roll the dough out to about ¼" thickness. Be sure to add more flour as necessary to keep it from sticking underneath or to your rolling pin.
• Using a knife or a pizza cutter, start cutting out your dumplings into squares.
• Dust dumplings with a bit more flour. The extra flour is gonna help keep them from sticking but will also thicken your chicken broth some as well when you add them to the pot.
• Bring chicken broth up to a boil. Add in shredded chicken and stir.
• Begin adding dumplings one at a time so they don't all stick together. Stir frequently while adding them.
• Allow dumplings to cook for about 15-20 minutes. You should notice your broth starting to thicken (from the extra flour) and your dumplings may start to sink a little to the bottom because they are soaking up the broth.
• Take one out and taste test it. It shouldn't have a doughy taste anymore. Then serve!