Spatzledrop Noodles Recipe 55

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.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
• Whisk the flour with the nutmeg, 1 teaspoon salt, and a few grinds of pepper in a large bowl. Make a well in the center and add the eggs and milk. Gradually mix the milk and eggs into the flour to make a sticky batter.
• Spray both sides of a colander with 1/4-inch-wide holes (see Cook's Note) with cooking spray then spoon the batter into the colander. Hold the colander directly above the pot of boiling water (using an oven mitt if necessary) and working quickly, use a rubber spatula to push the batter through the holes into the water. Simmer until all of the spaetzle float to the surface and are tender, about 2 minutes. Drain and transfer to a bowl. Toss the spaetzle with the butter and sprinkle with herbs, if using.

Steps:

• Sift flour, salt and nutmeg together in a bowl.
• Pour eggs and 1/4 cup water into middle of flour mixture, beat with a wooden spoon.
• Add enough water to make the dough slightly sticky, yet keeping it elastic and stiff.
• Using a spätzle machine or a colander with medium holes, press the noodles into a large pot full of boiling salted water.
• Cook noodles in the water about 5 minutes or until they rise to the surface.
• Lift noodles out and drain on paper towels.
• Brown noodles in melted butter over low heat.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir the flour, eggs, milk and salt until smooth (dough will be sticky). In a large saucepan over high heat, bring water to a boil. Pour dough into a colander or spaetzle maker coated with cooking spray; place over boiling water. , With a wooden spoon, press dough until small pieces drop into boiling water. Cook for 2 minutes or until dumplings are tender and float. Remove with a slotted spoon; toss with butter. If desired, sprinkle with parsley.

Steps:

• Combine all ingredents in a mixing bowl and mix and fold until silky in texture. Boil a pot of salted water large enough so that spatzle isn't crowded. Using a Spatzle pan over the top of the boiling water start to add batter and work into water with a spatula or spoon. Once in the boiling water stir lightly until spatzle begins to float then continue to cook in boiling water for 5-8 minutes, Skim floating spatzle out of pot and into colander to drain and cool.