German Kaese Spaetzle For 1 Or 2 Recipes

KAESE SPAETZLE

Steps:

• Sift together flour, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Beat eggs in a medium bowl. Alternately mix in milk and the flour mixture until smooth. Let stand for 30 minutes.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Press batter through a spaetzle press into the water. You may also use a potato ricer, colander, or a cheese grater. When the spaetzle has floated to the top of the water, remove it to a bowl with a slotted spoon. Mix in 1 cup of the cheese.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, and cook until golden. Stir in spaetzle and remaining cheese until well blended. Remove from heat, and serve immediately.

GERMAN SPAETZLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Mix together flour, salt, white pepper, and nutmeg. Beat eggs well, and add alternately with the milk to the dry ingredients. Mix until smooth.
• Press dough through spaetzle maker, or a large holed sieve or metal grater.
• Drop a few at a time into simmering liquid. Cook 5 to 8 minutes. Drain well.
• Saute cooked spaetzle in butter or margarine. Sprinkle chopped fresh parsley on top, and serve.

GERMAN KAESE SPAETZLE FOR 1 OR 2

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients in small bowl and set aside.
• In a medium-sized bowl, beat egg well.
• Alternate adding dry mixture and milk until batter is smooth.
• Let batter stand 30 minutes.
• Boil a pot of lightly salted water.
• Extrude batter either through a spaetzle maker or course cheese grater.
• Let boil until spaetzle rise to the top. Remove with a slotted spoon and put in strainer or on paper towels to dry.
• Add grated cheese as desired and stir together. Serve immediately.

KAESE SPAETZLE (CHEESE SPAETZLE)

Steps:

• Combine flour and salt.
• Create well in flour mixture.
• Add beaten eggs and water.
• Mix together and add water until batter is SLIGHTLY sticky.
• Using Spaetzle machine press noodles into large pot of lightly boiling salted water. (If you don't have a spaetzle machine you can drop strings of the dough into the water).
• When the noodles float to the top of the water take them out and drain on paper towels.
• Repeat the last two steps until all of your dough is used up.
• Brown your noodles in butter until they just begin to brown around the edges.
• Place your noodles in a casserole with cheeses.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes until cheeses are fully melted.
• Stir and serve.
• Enjoy!

KäSE SPAETZLE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
• Saute onions in butter and set aside.
• Combine the salt and flour in a large bowl or mixer.
• Mix in the eggs.
• Slowly mix in the water a little at a time and mix until you have a sticky, bubbly dough.
• There are two methods for making the Spaetzle but in both cases, they should be prepared in batches: 1) on a small board, spread some of the dough flat and over the boiling water, use a chef's knife to cut thin strips or ribbons and push them into the water. 2) using a potato ricer or spaetzle press, take a portion of dough and extrude the spaetzle into the boiling water.
• With either method, when the spaetzle float to the top, they are done, skim them off, rinse them in cold water and brown for a minute or two in a skillet with some of the sauteed onions.
• In a casserole dish, layer the spaetzle, onion, and cheese as you prepare them.
• Bake at 200-250 until cheese is melted (5-10 minutes).