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Spatzen or Spätzle

4 servings

Ingredients

• 250 g Flour
• 2 pcs Eggs
• Salt (a little)
• Water (as needed)
• Butter (brown, for pouring) (a little)

Instructions

1. Mix the flour with the eggs, salt, and water to form a loose but not too thin dough.
2. Roll it out to the thickness of the back of a knife and quickly cut small pieces in portions, letting them slide into boiling salted water.
3. Cook covered until they rise, then remove with a slotted spoon and place on a hot, covered dish.
4. Continue until all the dough is used.
5. When serving, pour brown butter over the Spätzle.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.