Spaetzle

Directions

1. 1
   Fill a large saucepan with water, add oil and bring to the boil.
2. 2
   Sift the flour and salt and make a well in the centre.
3. 3
   Beat the eggs, and water together adding to the flour and beat until you have a smooth mixture.
4. 4
   The dough is then pushed through a spaetzle press into the boiling water.
5. 5
   I don't have a spaetzle press but use a potato ricer with a large holed disc and swirl it over the pan of water.
6. 6
   This works better than if you hold the ricer still.
7. 7
   The spaetzle float to the top when cooked, lift out and drain before placing into a warmed dish.
8. 8
   Melt the butter and pour over the spaetzle.