Slow Cooker Beef Stew With Dumplings

ingredients

2 pounds chuck or stew meat, cut into 2" cubes
1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 1/2 cup beef broth
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 clove garlic
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon paprika
4 carrots, sliced
3 potatoes, diced
2 onions, chopped
1 stalk celery, sliced
2 teaspoons Kitchen Bouquet, optional

DUMPLINGS
1 1/4 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
2/3 cup milk
1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes

directions

Place meat in crock pot. Mix flour, salt and pepper. Pour over meat and mix well. Add remaining ingredients and mix. Cover and cook on low 10-12 hours or high 4-6 hours. Turn crock pot to high while preparing dumplings. 

Mix flour, baking powder, salt. Stir in egg and milk. Drop by teaspoonfuls on simmering stew. Sprinkle parsley on dumplings. Cover and cook on high 1 hour. Turn to low until serving time. Will hold well for 1-2 hours.