Spaetzle Dumplings Recipe

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These tender homemade noodles take only minutes to make and are a natural accompaniment to Mom's chicken. You can enjoy them with the chicken gravy or simply buttered and sprinkled with parsley. —Pamela Eaton, Monclova, Ohio

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Spaetzle Dumplings Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 15 min.
  • Yield: 6 Servings
10 5 15

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 4 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1/3 cup 2% milk
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 8 cups water
  • 1 tablespoon butter

Directions

  • In a large bowl, stir the flour, eggs, milk and salt until smooth (dough will be sticky). In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil. Pour dough into a colander or spaetzle maker coated with cooking spray; place over boiling water.
  • With a wooden spoon, press dough until small pieces drop into boiling water. Cook for 2 minutes or until dumplings are tender and float. Remove with a slotted spoon; toss with butter. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 cup) equals 226 calories, 6 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 149 mg cholesterol, 855 mg sodium, 33 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 9 g protein.

Originally published as Spaetzle Dumplings in Taste of Home April/May 2007, p35

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Reviewed on Apr. 26, 2013 by fondant_123

Very yummy! My Oma(grandmother) used to boil the Spaetzle and then saute in a pan with a little oil, onion, parsley and bacon. YUM!

Reviewed on Mar. 12, 2013 by janschmiel

Love it..my mother used to make and then add velveta cheese and diced,cooked bacon..letting the cheese to melt...what memories

Reviewed on Sep. 23, 2012 by kerrynjames

This was our first attempt at spaetzle... we found it to be a two person job (moral support was required for how much we managed to wreck the kitchen!).

Things we learned: a flat, hand held cheese grater was great for dropping the spaetzle into the water. Next time, I think we'll do this in shifts, letting a small amount cook and then pulling it out of the water. We managed to overcook almost all of it!

Also, I'm planning on salting the water next time, just like I would with making noodles. All in all, thanks for the recipe! I'm excited to try it again!

Reviewed on Jul. 01, 2011 by aware

Easy, plain, but excellent! Initially I served with butter and they were great, but my husband loved the homemade chicken gravy with his.

Reviewed on Jun. 06, 2011 by BakinGymnast

This was awful. The dough wouldn't press through the collander after a while, and it was too salty. I would not make this again.

Reviewed on Feb. 06, 2011 by zakons

It's easy to make Spaghetti-Eis: (Dessert) Use a creamy vanilla ice cream and push it through your press into a serving dish. You may wish to place the dish into the freezer to firm up the ice cream "noodles".

When ready to serve, top with a home-made or commercial strawberry sauce - try  (Fruit Spread) - as the "Tomato Sauce".

 Coconut flakes, shaved white chocolate or grated blanched almonds will serve as your "grated cheese".

Reviewed on Feb. 05, 2011 by ArtsyErin

Wow, I still cannot believe that I was able to make spaetzle!?! I've loved this dish at fancy German restaurants and was amazed at how easy it was to make. I was by no means tidy at it, but it worked, and my husband gave me rave reviews.

Reviewed on Feb. 01, 2011 by l2bake

My family LOVES these homemade noodles!

Reviewed on Jan. 10, 2011 by Kathys Kandles

I've lost count on how many times I've made this recipe. If you find that you are making this recipe as a noodle for soup - buy a Spaetzle Press (Kull if possible from Germany) and save yourself a lot of time. I've used the Spaetzle maker but that texture is more fitting for a side dish. The Spaetzle Press results are as delicious as my mom's homemade Polish kluski without rolling dough. My grandchildren love these noodles.

Reviewed on Jan. 01, 2010 by janman2

My mother made this type of dough and dropped the dumpling dough with a spoon (maybe 1 tsp ea.) into boiling chicken broth, dipping spoon & all into broth so dumpling would slide off the spoon. Good soup!

Reviewed on Nov. 01, 2009 by RaesMama1

We had this with the chicken and loved it. I'm not a fan of homeade noodles, but these I'd have just about any way you made them! Thanks again!

Reviewed on Jul. 01, 2009 by jeanemed

I make this recipe all of the time, and depending what I am making it for, I sometimes do a half or third of whole wheat, the flavor changes a bit, but it isn't a bad change, just different. One of my favorite ways to use this recipe is to have chopped tomatoes, chives, garlic powder, and parmesan with about a quarter cup butter in a bowl. When the spatzle is done, I drain and pour into the bowl I toss and add some of cream and pepper. My family really likes it. I love this recipe--thanks.

Reviewed on Feb. 10, 2009 by smokingdragons

Made these to go with Chicken Paprikash, delicious. Never knew they were so easy to do. Thanks

Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2009 by StellaB

Just about to try this recipe. Any reason what the 2 tsp of salt versus 1/2 tsp. Does this affect the cooking??

Reviewed on Oct. 23, 2008 by nutz4elvis

Can I use half white flour and half wheat flour to make a bit healthy or not?

~LT

Reviewed on Sep. 26, 2008 by missoctober

mmm....very good. made them for a dinner party last year. added extra parsley. 5 star rating. only con was that the dishes were rather sticky after making it!!! but other than that it was perfect!

Reviewed on Feb. 04, 2008 by kayray38

This are the best I have ever eaten. thank you.

 
 

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