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🍽️ Easy Homemade Spätzle or Knöpfli

418 kcal · 45 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Put the flour into a large bowl.
  2. 2. Press a small indentation into the center of the flour.
  3. 3. Add the eggs, the milk, the salt, and the cooled, melted butter into the indentation.
  4. 4. Stir the ingredients vigorously with a wooden spoon or the dough hooks of a mixer.
  5. 5. Continue stirring until a thick and sticky dough forms.
  6. 6. Let the dough rest for 5 to 10 minutes.
  7. 7. Bring water to a boil in a large pot.
  8. 8. Salt the boiling water.
  9. 9. Choose a preparation method: a spätzle maker, a spätzle scoop, or two tablespoons.
  10. 10. If using a spätzle maker, attach it and press the dough through the holes into the water with a scraper.
  11. 11. If using a spätzle scoop (a spoon with holes), do not fill it too full so the dough does not overflow.
  12. 12. If using two tablespoons, shape small dumplings from the dough and put them into the water.
  13. 13. Cook the spätzle until they float to the surface.
  14. 14. Remove the cooked spätzle with a slotted spoon.
  15. 15. Repeat the cooking in several batches to prevent the dough from sticking to the already cooked spätzle.
  16. 16. Rinse the spätzle maker and other utensils immediately with cold water, as the dough is sticky.
  17. 17. Let dirty parts soak if you cannot wash them immediately.
  18. 18. Serve the spätzle with sauce, for example as cheese spätzle with fried onions.
  19. 19. This recipe serves as a side dish for 6 people or as a main course for 4 people.

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