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If you are making more than the recipe states you may need to do more than one batch or use a larger frying pan. Spaetzle is a small soft dumpling pasta that originates in the regions of germany austria hungary and switzerland.

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If you don t have one there are a few other methods for making spätzle.

How to make spaetzle without a spaetzle maker. Personally i find them awkward to use. The important thing about this recipe isn t that i adapted it or altered it. I made it.

Now turn the heat up to medium or medium high and saute the spaetzle in the butter until it is a nice golden brown color. Devices like colander and cheese grater planes are used as great alternatives for spaetzle makers. Step 4 saute cooked spaetzle in butter or margarine.

Her parents immigrated to the united states from germany and this is the recipe they brought with them. To make spätzle by hand the traditional way dampen a small cutting board and spread spätzle dough on the edge of the board. But if you have never made spaetzle before and don t have one you can absolutely make this recipe just using a colander or steamer with large holes on the bottom.

If you plan on making german spaetzle often you might want to invest in a spaetzle maker to help with the process. However you can do it as efficiently as possible with a regular kitchen device having holes. This recipe comes from my granny.

How to make german spaetzle without a spaetzle maker. I hate single use gadgets and while the recipe is really good i wasn t going to go out and buy a special spaetzle maker. I have made countless times this spaetzle recipe and we do not make it without a spaetzle maker press in austria.

Then to make the spaetzle dough you will need to grab a big mixing bowl and add flour salt whole eggs and water. If i am making a small amount i like to put the batter on a small cutting board and cut it into the hot water with a pallet knife dipped in the hot water. Add the butter to the frying pan with the spaetzle.

Like a potato ricer without the side holes. Sprinkle chopped fresh parsley on top and serve. I have used a spaetzle press.

The traditional method for making spätzle relies on a small wooden cutting board called a spätzlebrett spätzle board. What i did do was figure out a way to make it without any special equipment. Every household in german speaking countries has such a kitchen tool.

Step 3 drop a few at a time into simmering liquid. Press dough through spaetzle maker or a large holed sieve or metal grater. Cook 5 to 8 minutes.

Traditional methods include scraping thin strips of dough from a wooden board into a pot of boiling water or using a spaetzle maker designed to push dough through large holes. Spaetzle maker is no doubt a great application to make spaetzle efficient. Make it with or without a spaetzle maker.

Make spaetzle faster and easier in your own kitchen using simple tools such as a large holed colander or a box grater and a spatula.