BOWL AND BARREL RECIPES

Steps:

• Mix the flour, baking powder, salt, milk, and oil, blending well, and turn out on to a floured surface. Knead four or five times. Roll out dough to 1/8-inch thick and cut into 1 x 1 1/2-inch dumplings.
• In a large saucepan, combine the water and bouillon cubes/soup base. Boil until the bouillon cubes/soup base dissolve. Cook the dumplings until just about done; dumplings are done when they float up towards the top of the pot. Use a strainer to remove them to a bowl and set aside. Reserve the cooking liquid.
• While the dumplings are cooking, you can start to prepare the sauce. Melt the butter in medium saucepan. Add salt and flour; stir until thick. Mix the sugar with the milk and add to flour mixture a little at a time, stirring constantly with a whisk until thick and smooth. Remove from heat. Add the cooked dumplings to the sauce.
• Reserve 3/4-1 cup of the cooking liquid and stir gently into the sauce and dumplings. Return to low heat and simmer until blended. If the sauce seems too thick, gently stir in a little more cooking liquid. Add pepper to taste.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Mix onion, celery, corn bread, biscuits, parsley, poultry seasoning, sage and pepper in a large mixing bowl. Add melted butter and blend well.
• Add chicken broth to dry ingredients and mix well. The dressing should have a wet, but not soupy, consistency. (like a quick bread batter). Adjust liquid to suit.
• Spread mixture evenly into an 8 inch pan or casserole dish sprayed with non-stick spray. Bake un-covered for 1 hour or until lightly brown on the top. Makes: 8 servings. Source: Cracker Barrel Restaurant