Homemade Spaetzle

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 4 servings
  • Total: 20 min
  • Prep: 15 min
  • Cook: 5 min
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Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour

2 large eggs

Kosher salt

4 tablespoons unsalted butter; 2 tablespoons melted

Freshly ground pepper

Chopped fresh parsley, for garnish

Directions

  1. Mix the flour, eggs and a pinch of salt in a bowl, then gradually stir in up to 1 cup water to make a smooth, batter-like dough. Beat with a wooden spoon until bubbles form, then stir in the melted butter.
  2. Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil. Place about 1 cup of the dough in a colander with large holes; use a rubber spatula to push the dough through the holes and into the boiling water. (Or use a spaetzle press.) Cook for about 1 minute after the spaetzle float to the surface, then transfer with a slotted spoon to another colander. Repeat with the remaining dough. Rinse the spaetzle in cold water if not serving immediately and set aside.
  3. Before serving, saute the spaetzle in a skillet with the remaining 2 tablespoons butter until warmed through. Season with pepper and garnish with parsley.

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Katy K.

I was planning on making this to have with venison schnitzel for a family get together and decided it best to do a trial run, I am so glad I did. This dough is very thick and near impossible to press through a colander. I tried to press it through a large holed one for over 1/2 an hour and finally ended up rolling out the dough and hand cutting the noodles. Personally, to preserve flavor, the next time I attempt this I will fiddle around with the amount of flour, starting with 1 cup and adding a little at a time until proper consistency is achieved. I've made several types of homemade noodles over the last couple years and this is the first time I've had a problem when following a recipe. The flavor is the only reason I am giving this 2 stars instead of 1. 

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