Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup milk
2 eggs
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg (scant)
1 pinch freshly ground white pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Method
- Mix together flour, salt, white pepper, and nutmeg. Beat eggs well in the milk and add 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.
- (optional) Saute cooked spaetzle in butter or margarine. Sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley on top, and serve.
Good to Know
*Here is a link to the spaetzle tool I use at home.Some people use a colander to press the dough through, but if you are going to make these often, it makes it so much easier with this.
I recommend doubling or tripling this recipe (depending on the number of people you are feeding). Spaetzle freezes well and goes with anything as a replacement for potatoes or rice.