This delicious homemade German Spaetzle recipe is incredibly easy to make and is a fantastic side dish to serve up at any meal.

Ingredients:

Flour

Water

Eggs

Salt

1

Add the flour, eggs, salt, and water to a stand mixer with the whisk attachment and mix on high speed for 3 to 4 minutes or until well combined and air bubbles have formed.

2

Place a perforated pan, spaetzle maker, or colander with large holes over a pot of boiling salted water and place about a ½ cup of the dough batter onto the pan or maker.

3

The dough will break off once pushed through into small oblong-shaped dough pieces.

4

Once the spaetzle rises to the top, it is done cooking.

5

Remove the spaetzle using a slotted spoon and toss in with butter, salt, and pepper, or immediately cool in water until ready to use.