Knoepfle- Oder Spaetzleteig (Basic Spaetzle Dough)

Directions

Combine all ingredients and stir until the batter is smooth. One part at a time, force through a spaetzle shaver and let drop straight into boiling water.

As soon as the spaetzle rise to the surface, remove them with a slotted spoon and rinse in warm water.

In olden days, the spaetzle dough was forced through a three- legged sieve, by means of stirring. This resulted in the so- called ‘Knoepfle’ (little buttons).

Another method:

More common in the Wuertemberg area - is to put the dough on a wooden board and scraping off small slivers of dough, which then results in elongated spaetzle, similar to the ones produced by a spaetzle press.