Spaetzle

A German style noodle or dumpling- great in Turkey soup, or tossed in butter and breadcrumbs.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 2  large eggs
• 2  cups flour
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 3⁄4 cup milk

• Optional

• 2  tablespoons butter (optional)
• 1⁄4 cup  breadcrumbs (optional)

Directions

1. In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour and salt.
2. Whisk together milk and eggs, then combine with flour & salt until you have a sticky, thick batter. If the mixture is still to dry, you can add up to 1/4 c extra milk.
3. Extrude the batter through a spaetzle maker into boiling salted water. Cook for about 5 minutes or until all the spaetzle floats.
4. Drain and serve tossed in bread crumbs (optional).
5. For breadcrumbs- melt butter in a small skillet or fry pan and add bread crums, stir occasionally until crumbs are browned and smell toasty.
6. Soup version- extrude spaetzle directly into boiling soup.