Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour

  • 1/4 cup milk

  • 2 eggs

  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

  • 1 pinch freshly ground white pepper

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • 1 gallon hot water

  • 2 tablespoons butter

  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

 

Directions

  1. Mix together flour, salt, white pepper, and nutmeg. Beat eggs well, and add alternately with the milk to the dry ingredients. Mix until smooth.
  2. Press dough through spaetzle maker, or a large holed sieve or metal grater.
  3. Drop a few at a time into simmering liquid. Cook 5 to 8 minutes. Drain well.
  4. Saute cooked spaetzle in butter or margarine. Sprinkle chopped fresh parsley on top, and serve.

 

Optional- Can add cooked chicken to make a main dish

Spaetzle Ingredients

Spaetzle Ingredients

Pouring the batter

Pouring the batter

Slide slowly back and forth

Slide slowly back and forth

 

Use a scoop that drains

Use a scoop that drains

 

Fry the spaetzle with butter

Fry the spaetzle with butter

Add some parsley :)

Add some parsley 🙂