Spaetzle Recipe -- Dog Day, 5th of Snowy, Year 233

[crafty_packrat]

This is a homemade drop noodle that winds up as a side served with a lot of the family recipes I had at holidays as a child.

Ingredients:
4 cups (500g) flour
5 eggs
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground nutmeg (or mace, if you have it)
1 cup (250 mL) tepid water
3 tbsp butter

Tools:
a large stockpot
a slotted spoon or spider
a spaetzle press or potato ricer

1. Set stock pot on high heat to bring salted water to a boil while you mix the dough


2. Mix the ingredients to a smooth dough in a bowl. Beat the dough vigorously until it starts to bubble.


3. Allow the dough to rest briefly.


4. Put a small amount of dough in the press or ricer and drop the dough pieces into the water


5. When the spaetzle surface, skim them out, rinse quickly in cold water, and drain.


6. Repeat until all the dough is cooked into noodles


7. Heat butter in a deep pan or skillet and reheat spaetzle, in necessary

Spaetzle is served with sauerbraten, or hasenpfeffer, or other main dish as you please.

Leftover spaetzle can be cooked with cheese and onion as a casserole, if desired.