Homemade Egg Noodles

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and that puts me in the mood to share some recipes with all of you. One of our families favorite food for most holidays is my grandmas homemade egg noodles. I have shared her pecan pie recipe with you which is delicious but her noodles are quite literally the best around. Once she passed I worked on getting the technique down for years until I finally got as close as I’m going to get. So lets get started!

You will start by making the dough. You will want to start this process at least the day before as the noodles need time to dry out. Begin by putting the flour in a large bowl. You will then make a crater in the flour where you will add your salt, milk and eggs. Using your hands start folding the flour into the egg mixture. This can get sticky so you may want to flour your hands throughout this process. Once you are able to get it all combined shape it into a ball and leave it in your bowl. You will want to cover this with a warm towel and let it set out for an hour.

Next you will start rolling out your dough onto a floured surface and top it with flour as well. You will want to get this really thin. I enlist the help of my husband because it can get pretty tiring on your own. Once the dough is rolled out you will want to flour the top as well so your dough doesn’t stick to your rolling pin.

Now that you have your dough rolled out you will want to cut it into noodles. I used to cut them using a knife which became very tedious. I jumped online and found what I think is a pasta cutter. You can adjust it to the width you want so when you are done cutting them vertically you can adjust it to the width you want and cut them horizontally.

Above is the finished product. You can cut them however wide or long you want. This size seems to work for me. You will now toss them in flour and spread them out. The noodles will now be drying out for the next several hours to a day.

When you are ready to make the noodles make sure and give yourself a couple of hours. I like to bake a small whole chicken to add juices and meat to the noodles. You can start the noodles when you have about an hour left on the chicken or turkey. You will start with a pot of chicken stock brought to a boil. You will gently add your noodles to the boiling water. As they cook make sure and stir them frequently. You will add in the juices and meat from the bird while the noodles are cooking. You will want to cook them until they are a thick consistency and not too soupy. I usually cook them 2-3 hours.

Noodles:

• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 eggs
• 3 Tbs milk

This is for a single batch. I typically do a triple batch because my family can’t get enough of them! You can play around with the milk. If your dough is too dry and crumbly you will want to add a little at a time until you get the right consistency.

We always put these over mashed potatoes except for my sister who oddly just puts them in a bowl and eats them. I hope your family enjoys this recipe as much as mine has all of these years!

-Cristie