Best Ever Chicken and Dumplings Recipe - (4/5)

Ingredients

• Dumplings:
• 2 cups flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 4 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 eggs
• 1 ⁄2 cup buttermilk, or as much as needed to form a stiff batter
• 1 ⁄4 cup butter, melted
• Sauce:
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1/2 cup diced carrot
• 1/2 cup diced celery
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 bay leaves
• 8 cups chicken stock
• 1/2 cup heavy cream