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german spaetzle dumplings

Recipe by
Roberta Isaacson
highland park, IL

These are very good. Another thing you can do with them is to fry 3 - 4 pieces of bacon, save the bacon grease and when you saute them in the butter add crumbled bacon and the bacon grease.

yield 6 serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 5 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For german spaetzle dumplings

  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 pinch ground white pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 gallon hot water
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

How To Make german spaetzle dumplings

  • 1
    Mix together flour, salt, white pepper and nutmeg. Beat eggs well and add alternately with the milk to the dry ingredients. Mix until smooth.
  • 2
    Press dough through spaetzle maker, or a large holed sieve or metal grater.
  • 3
    Drop a few at a time into simmering hot water. Cook 5 - 8 minutes. Drain well.
  • 4
    Saute cooked spaetzle in butter or margarine. Sprinkle chopped parsley on top and serve.

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