German Spaetzle - German Dumplings

1. 1

   Beat the eggs and add milk and water.

2. 2

   Stir in the flour, salt, baking powder and nutmeg; mix well.

3. 3

   Bring the water to a boil and add 2 tsp (10 ml) salt.

4. 4

   The spaetzle should be light, so check batter by dropping 1/2 tsp (2 ml) into boiling water.

5. 5

   Cook 6 to 8 minutes and check the noodle, if it is not light, add a couple more tbsp water to the batter.

6. 6

   Force the dough through Spaetzle maker or use a plastic bag for forming noodles.

7. 7

   Put all the dough into a heavy self sealing plastic food bag and cut one corner off.

8. 8

   Make the cut fairly small so that you can press the dough abouth the size of a pencil.

9. 9

   Cut off 1 inch pieces and quickly put into the boiling water.

10. 10

    Boil 6 to 8 minutes, remove and drain.

11. 11

    Heat a large frying pan and melt butter.

12. 12

    Lightly brown the spaetzle in the butter.

13. 13

    Top with bread crumbs and serve.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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