There are many recipes for both spätzle and kasespätzle. Search the net and take your pick. Here is mine.
Spätzle (Little Sparrows)3 cups flour1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
4 eggs
1 cup whole milk
1/4 lb unsalted butter
1 cup fine bread crumbs (or crushed croutons)
Combine 3 cups flour, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp nutmeg. Make a well in the flour, break the eggs into the well and stir them up with a fork. Beat them into the flour mixture but don't overbeat. Pour in the milk in a thin stream stirring constantly with a large spoon until the dough is smooth. In a large pot, bring 2 quarts of water to a boil. Add a little oil to the water to prevent dumplings from sticking. Follow the directions for a spätzle mill if you have one or a press the dough through the holes in the bottom of a large colander a few spoonfuls at a time into the boiling salted water. Stir gently to keep the spätzle from sticking together. Boil for a few minutes, depending on the size of your noodles or until tender. Basically if they're floating they're done. Scoop out with a slotted spoon and save in a colander to drain further until you've finished cooking all the batter. Melt 1/4 lb of butter in a heavy skillet. Add 1 cup of bread crumbs and cook until the crumbs are golden brown. Put noodles in a dish and sprinkle with bread crumbs.
Käsespätzle (Cheese Spätzle)2-3 cups spätzle noodles2-3 TBSP butter
1 onion, diced
1 tsp dry mustard
4-6 oz Emmenthaler cheese, grated
2 TBSP chives or parsley, chopped (optional)
Make spätzle recipe above only don't put bread crumbs on noodles yet. Heat butter in frypan, add onions, and brown lightly. Add cooked noodles to cooked onions, add mustard and toss. Layer thin layer of noodles and cheese alternately in an oven proof dish, ending with a layer of cheese. Top with breadcrumb mixture. Bake uncovered at 300 degrees F. for 20 to 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly. If desired, sprinkle top with chopped chives and/or parsley before serving.Both spätzle and käsespätzle are great reheated. Just put some butter in a frypan and fry it up to reheat.
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