Ingredients:
3 Cups of Flour
4-5 Eggs
1/2 Cup of Water
1 Tbs EVOO
1 tsp Salt
Mix Salt and Flour together in a mixing bowl. Add Eggs and oil and beat very well. Add water to mixture. If you like a less dense noodle add some more water.
Boil a very large pot of well salted water. Press the dough through the back of a cheese grater, a potato ricer or even a slotted hotel pan. I have an actual spätzle press, therefor I usually use that. The Spätzle press is similar to a potato ricer.
Boil noodles for about 3 minutes or until they float. Fish out with a spider and drain throughly. I would recommend using a colander with a deep plate under it to collect all the water.
Spätzle is such a versatile noodle it can be fried, topped with cheese, used to make macaroni and cheese, and is great in soups. I recommend making it and serving with lentil soup. Spätzle always tastes great because it's always fresh. Fresh is best for all food and recipes, however this is a very noticeable difference. The longest part of making these noodles it literally waiting for the water to boil.
Spätzle is impressive to dinner guests because most likely they have never had it. If they have, they would be impressed with the fact you made your own noodles rather than buying them. I feel like noodles are a waste of money except for the pure convenience and shelf stableness of dried noodles. I suppose those two reasons are enough to buy dried every time... but making your own noodles are really fun and cheap.
Mission of the week: make some homemade pasta! If you're on a time crunch make spätzle! You're literally minutes away from a great side dish.
3 Cups of Flour
4-5 Eggs
1/2 Cup of Water
1 Tbs EVOO
1 tsp Salt
Mix Salt and Flour together in a mixing bowl. Add Eggs and oil and beat very well. Add water to mixture. If you like a less dense noodle add some more water.
Boil a very large pot of well salted water. Press the dough through the back of a cheese grater, a potato ricer or even a slotted hotel pan. I have an actual spätzle press, therefor I usually use that. The Spätzle press is similar to a potato ricer.
Boil noodles for about 3 minutes or until they float. Fish out with a spider and drain throughly. I would recommend using a colander with a deep plate under it to collect all the water.
Spätzle is such a versatile noodle it can be fried, topped with cheese, used to make macaroni and cheese, and is great in soups. I recommend making it and serving with lentil soup. Spätzle always tastes great because it's always fresh. Fresh is best for all food and recipes, however this is a very noticeable difference. The longest part of making these noodles it literally waiting for the water to boil.
Spätzle is impressive to dinner guests because most likely they have never had it. If they have, they would be impressed with the fact you made your own noodles rather than buying them. I feel like noodles are a waste of money except for the pure convenience and shelf stableness of dried noodles. I suppose those two reasons are enough to buy dried every time... but making your own noodles are really fun and cheap.
Mission of the week: make some homemade pasta! If you're on a time crunch make spätzle! You're literally minutes away from a great side dish.
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