I am almost ashamed to admit this, but I have never made noodles from scratch. I have three cooking goals this summer and one of them was to make noodles.
So, last Sunday, I looked at recipes, printed one off, and went into the kitchen. I mixed the ingredients, rolled them out as thin as I could, and cut them and let them dry. While they were drying, I put a chicken in the Crockpot with some vegetables and herbs to let it cook and make some broth. That evening when the noodles were dry, I cooked them in the broth and put the chicken in there. I let it simmer for awhile. I then let it cool and put it in the fridge because I knew I'd be working Tuesday and wouldn't have a lot of time to cook when I got home.
We had them last night. I wasn't sure if dh would like it, but he had three helpings so I think my noodle experiment was a success.
Yesterday I was talking to a gal who said she made her noodles and how she admired her mom's talent -- she didn't measure anything, just made a mount of flower on the counter, added an egg, water, and salt and mixed it without getting flour everywhere. She said it was a great way to fill people up on a budget and I'm thinking she is so right!
Here's the recipe I used:
2 1/2 cups flour
1 pinch salt
2 beaten eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 T butter
Mix, knead for 5 minutes. Let rest for 10 minutes. Roll out to desired thinness and cut. Allow to air dry before cooking.
I'm wondering what kinds of things I can add to make these noodles different...
Noodles!
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The batch I made was really too much for two people -- believe me, my hubby eats and we still had half left over -- can you freeze the noodles before they are cooked?