Spaetzle

Sage's Note:

Home made German dumplings. If you can find a Spaetzle maker, it makes the job easier.. The chef in the family, my son, tells me that they are better, if you melt some butter and sauté a chopped onion, then you add your cooked spaetzles, let them absorb the flavour and serve. He is right.

• Total Time: 9 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 4 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 4 cups

• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 1/2 cups flour, sifted
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder

Directions:

1. Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil.
2. Reduce heat and maintain water to a simmer.
3. In medium bowl, combine all the ingredients into a batter.
4. Place a colander over the pan of water. Pour about ¼ of the batter in the colander and press through the holes into the water with a spatula.
5. When dumplings begin to float, cover pan and simmer about 5 minutes until they appear to swell and are fluffy.
6. Remove dumplings and repeat with remaining batter.
7. Tips.
8. They freeze very well.

Reviews

[CooknBoogie]

Am I allowed to give 100 stars? Saw this on one of the food network shows but didn't jot down the recipe, so I tried yours. I have no idea if I did it right since I've never had spaetzle before, but I do know it was DELICIOUS!!!! I added a little garlic powder to the batter and it was perfect just like that... I put some butter on it but it probably didn't even need it! Thank you for sharing!!!