Spaetzle Ii

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 3 cups flour
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 cup water
• 2 quarts stock (any stock)

Recipe

• 1 sift flour into large bowl, make a depression in the center, and into it break the eggs.
• 2 add salt, pepper and nutmeg, and 1 cup water, or enough to make a medium batter.
• 3 beat the batter only until it is smooth.
• 4 pour the batter into a colander with large holes and let the spaetzle fall directly into a pot of simmering stock.
• 5 stir gently so that they do not stick together.
• 6 when the spaetzle rise to the surface they are sufficiently cooked.
• 7 drain the spaetzle well, put them in a heated vegetable dish, and pour 1/2 cup melted butter over them.