Chicken and Dumplings Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken (4 lb.), preferably heritage, legs removed
• Kosher salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 1⁄4 lb. slab bacon, cut into slivers
• 2 Tbsp. canola oil
• 2 tsp. dried thyme
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 4 medium carrots, thickly sliced
• 4 stalks celery, thickly sliced
• 2 large yellow onions, cut into 1-inch chunks
• 1 fresh bay leaf
• 2 2⁄3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup white wine
• 1 Tbsp. baking powder
• 1⁄2 tsp. baking soda
• 5 1⁄2 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
• 3⁄4 cup buttermilk
• 2 Tbsp. finely chopped flat-leaf parsley