Chicken and Dumplings - Great Southern Restaurants

Ingredients

• Olive oil
• Pinch kosher salt
• Dash freshly ground black pepper
• 2½-3 pound chicken
• 1 small onion coarsely chopped
• 3?4 stalks celery coarsely chopped, leaves reserved for garnish
• 3 bay leaves
• 10 tablespoons chicken fat (reserved from roasting)
• 1cup medium-diced yellow onions
• 2 cups fresh-chopped button mushrooms
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 10 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 6 cups chicken stock (chicken stock recipe)
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 3 green onions, coarsely chopped whites and some green
• 1½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• ¾ cup milk
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley