German Spätzle Recipe | How to make Spaetzle

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.

Make a well in the flour.

Sprinkle salt over the flour.

Crack the eggs into the well.

Pour water over the eggs and flour.

Use a wooden spoon to mix the ingredients, spinning in a circle and incorporating more flour until all is combined.

Beat the batter until it shows bubbles.

Prepare a spätzle board and a scraper for traditional method or a spätzle press for an alternative method.

Boil water in a pot and add salt to the water.

For the spätzle board method, smear the dough on the board, dip the scraper into the water, and scrape thin pieces into the boiling water.

Once the spätzle float to the top, they are ready to be removed.

Place the cooked spätzle in a strainer and cool them under cold running water for 15 seconds before placing them in a bowl.

For the spätzle press method, fill the press with batter and press it into the boiling water slowly to create longer spätzle.

After about a minute, scoop the spätzle out of the water and rinse them under cold water.

Use up all the dough, which makes enough spätzle for about three people.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

Allergens