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Traditionally to make spaetzle, you place the dough on a wooden board and hold it over the boiling water as you cut strips off.  It is supposedly a very messy job.  I decided to make the dough a little thicker to make the job easier and cleaner.  The spaetzle came out a little chewier than I like.  Next time I am going to use a spaetzle maker, which I have read has a delicious recipe that comes with it.

Inspired by The Invisible Bridge

Prep:  30 minutes    Cook time:  About 2 minutes    Serves:  6

Ingredients

• 3 cups sifted flour
• 3 large eggs, beaten
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 5  tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Instructions

1. Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl.  I used my hands to thoroughly mix everything together and form a dough ball.
2. Bring a large pot of water with 1 tablespoon of salt to boil.
3. Separate the dough into 8 portions and roll out about the thickness of pinky finger.  Place the dough on a wooden board and cut off about 1/2 inch pieces.
4. Add the dough to the boiling water in small batches.   When the spaetzle floats to the top you are done.  Use a slotted spoon to skim them off the top of the water and drain.  Place them in a bowl with a little melted butter to keep them from sticking.

Spaetzle Dough

The Spaetzle is Done

Our Recommendations:

Norpro Spaetzle Maker.  I read this comes with a very good recipe for spaetzle…I will hopefully get mine soon.

There are also ready made spaetzle noodles and  mixes that you can buy from Amazon.

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