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Easy German Spaetzle Recipe

Easy German Spaetzle Recipe - delicious easy German dumplings for an authentic biergarten comfort food side dish!

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 211 kcal
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: German

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 pinch Freshly ground white pepper
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 gallon boiling hot water
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons Chopped fresh green onion

Instructions

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  1. To form your dough for spaetzle, you'll mix together flour, pepper, and spices in a large mixing bowl.
  2. Form a little well in the flour and add egg and milk into the middle, gently mixing to incorporate.
  3. If your dough is very thick, add more milk a tablespoon at a time.
  4. Dough should be loose like thick pancake batter, but not so thin it's runny - somewhere like pumpkin bread texture.
  5. Once your dumpling batter is ready, spoon into spaetzle maker (or use cheese grater or slotted spoon with holes) and "push" batter across to let it drop through the holes into the boiling water below.
  6. Boil for about 5 minutes, until dumplings float.
  7. When cooked, remove from water with a strainer, and set aside in a large bowl.
  8. After parboiling dumplings, pan fry in butter in a nonstick pan, tossing occasionally, until lightly browned and crunchy.
  9. The amount of time will vary based on how much spaetzle you put in the pan and how big your pan is - it pan fries faster if using a large pan and cook in smaller batches so it can crisp and brown a bit.
  10. Drizzle a little lemon juice and sprinkle with fresh cracked pepper or sliced green onions to serve!

Nutrition Information

Serving 1g Calories 211kcal (11%) Carbohydrates 25g (8%) Protein 7g (14%) Fat 9g (14%) Saturated Fat 5g (25%) Polyunsaturated Fat 3g Cholesterol 109mg (36%) Sodium 393mg (16%) Fiber 1g (4%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 211

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g
Calories 211kcal 11%
Carbohydrates 25g 8%
Protein 7g 14%
Fat 9g 14%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g 18%
Cholesterol 109mg 36%
Sodium 393mg 16%
Fiber 1g 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.