Chicken Soup with Dumplings

This recipe is from the Lion House. I really love it

1 large yellow onion, diced
1/2 stalk celery, diced
2 carrots, diced
Meat from 1 chicken, cooked and shredded
4-6 c. chicken broth
1 c. fresh cut green beans
1 c. pearl barley
1 tsp. celery salt
1 Tbsp. fresh chopped parsley
2 bay leaves
1 tsp. thyme
Salt
Pepper

In small amount of cooking oil, sweat onion, celery, and carrots. Add remaining ingredients and simmer until barley is tender or vegetable softened. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add spoon sized balls of dumpling dough (below) and simmer until dumplings rise.

Dumplings:

1 c. milk
1/2 c. butter
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 c. flour
3 eggs

Bring milk and butter to a boil, add salt and nutmeg. Remove from heat and immediately add flour, stirring until dough leaves sides of pan. Add eggs one at a time, forming a sticky dough.