Swiss Spaetzle Very Easy Homemade Noodle Food

SPAETZLE NOODLES

Steps:

• Follow package directions for noodles. When done, dump the spaetzle into a colander and quickly rinse with cool water.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat and add the spaetzle, tossing to coat. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes to give the noodles some color, then sprinkle with chives and season with salt and pepper.

GERMAN SPAETZLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Mix together flour, salt, white pepper, and nutmeg. Beat eggs well, and add alternately with the milk to the dry ingredients. Mix until smooth.
• Press dough through spaetzle maker, or a large holed sieve or metal grater.
• Drop a few at a time into simmering liquid. Cook 5 to 8 minutes. Drain well.
• Saute cooked spaetzle in butter or margarine. Sprinkle chopped fresh parsley on top, and serve.

SWISS SPAETZLE (VERY EASY HOMEMADE NOODLE)

Steps:

• Heat water in a big pot for cooking.
• Meanwhile mix flour, eggs, milk, water and salt together with a blender.
• Let rest 5 to 10 minutes and mix briefly.
• Add salt to the boiling water.
• Add the dough directly into the boiling water quickly using a holed colander or a spaetzle maker.
• When the spaetzle float, they are ready; it takes about 2 or 3 minutes.
• You can prepare colorful spaetzle if you add to the dough:.
• for red some tomato concentrate;.
• for yellow 1 teaspoon turmeric powder;.
• for green 1/2 cup mashed spinach;.
• for orange 1 cup of mashed cooked squash or carrots; reduce the water to about 1/2 cup.
• And so on....

SPAETZLE RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Sift the flour and add the salt into a separate bowl. In a mixer, beat the eggs until fluffy (about 3 minutes). Add the flour and milk, alternately until thoroughly combined; do not overmix. Allow the dough to rest for at least an hour; this can be refrigerated. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Using a spaetzle maker*, fill the well with the dough and slide it back and forth over the boiling water. Stir to keep them from sticking together. When they are done, spaetzle with float to the top. Drain and cook in unsalted butter, garnished with finely chopped fresh parsley. *If you don't have a Spaetzle Maker, you can pour the dough into a colander with large holes and press through with a spatula.

SWISS CHEESE SPAETZLE

Steps:

• Fill a large pot of salted water to a boil.
• Meanwhile, heat up a nonstick frying pan over medium heat. Add the onion and bacon. Cook until the onion is slightly golden.
• For the pasta, mix together eggs, flour, milk and nutmeg. The dough will be quite runny.
• Put the pasta dough onto a wooden board, now scrape with a knife little dumplings about the size of a couple of peas and let each dumpling fall into the boiling water. You can also use what is called a Spätzle machine which is like a giant garlic press or push it through a colander.
• Once the dumplings float on the water, take them out as they are done.
• Add the Spätzle dumplings and the cheese to the frying pan and fry for a couple of minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle some parsley on top.