How to Make Spaetzle: A Quick Side Dish

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

eggs

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: egg substitute

Flaxseed meal is a vegan alternative.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and adds flavor.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor without dairy.

Whisk eggs and milk together in a medium bowl.

Add in flour and mix until well combined.

Bring a pot of water to a boil and place a spaetzle maker on top of the pot.

Spoon about 1/4-1/2 cup of the batter into the spaetzle maker. Move the square scraper back and forth. This will cause small dollops of the batter to fall into the water.

Boil for 4-6 minutes.

Use a slotted spoon, kitchen spider, or strainer to remove the spaetzle from the water and into a serving dish.

Repeat the cooking steps for the rest of your batter.

Before serving, season to taste. You may also add a pat of butter to the bowl for even more flavor.

Cooking Techniques

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