Chicken and Dumplings

Ingredients

• 4 - 5 chicken breast halves, skinned and boned, and cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1 large onion, cut into 8 equal wedges
• 2 stalks celery, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 2 carrots, cut into 1 inch pieces
• fresh ground black pepper to taste
• 1½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 egg
• ½ cup milk
• 1¼ tsp dried sage