Whole Wheat Spaetzle

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 8 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 3 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• pepper
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg
• 3 tablespoons butter

Recipe

• 1 1. bring a large pot of salted water to a rapid boil.
• 2 2. in a large bowl, whisk together the eggs and milk. add the flour, baking powder, salt, pepper and nutmeg and stir vigorously until the mixture forms a smooth elastic batter.
• 3 3. using a rubber spatula carefully push the batter through the holes of a colander or the large holes of a box grater into the boiling water. the spätzle will cook quickly; you’ll know when it’s done as the noodles will float! scoop out with a slotted spoon and set aside. continue in this manner until all of the batter has been cooked.
• 4 4. heat the butter in a large non-stick frying pan until it begins to foam. add the spätzle in small batches, frying until golden brown.