How to Make Spaetzle

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: bread flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier for sautéing.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor without dairy.

Mix 1/3 cup whole milk with 4 whole eggs in a bowl, whisking them together like making an omelet.

Add 1.5 teaspoons of kosher salt to the egg and milk mixture.

Incorporate 2 cups of all-purpose flour into the mixture all at once.

Mix the batter gently, aiming for a lumpy consistency without overmixing to avoid tough dumplings.

Boil water in a pot, keeping it unseasoned and unsalted, treating it like a dumpling cooking method.

Use a food mill or a ricer with a large die to create the spaetzle, pouring the thick batter into it.

Allow the dumplings to cook in boiling water for 1 to 2 minutes until they rise to the surface, indicating they are done.

Optionally, dunk the cooked spaetzle in ice water to save for later or add them directly to a sauce, such as stroganoff.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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