Fricasseed Chicken and Dumplings - butter

Method

• For sauce, over low heat, melt the 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon butter in a 1 1/2 to 2 quart saucepan, then blend in the 3/4 cup flour and white pepper.
• Gradually add and stir in the chicken broth.
• Cook over medium heat until the sauce thickens.
• Meanwhile, put the diced chicken all over the bottom of a 9 inch X 13 inch baking dish.
• When sauce is finished cooking, pour on top of chicken and heat in a preheated 350 degree oven until it bubbles.
• While fricassee sauce is heating to a boil in the oven, prepare the dumplings.
• Mix the 1 cup flour, baking powder and salt together, then cut in the 1 1/2 tablespoons butter until mixture is crumbly.
• Add milk and mix together into a soft dough.
• Drop dumplings (a tablespoon each) onto the top of the bubbling fricassee sauce; cover tightly and bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes.
• Serve hot.