Make Spaetzle Yourself With Spaetzle Press: Recipe and Tips

Make your own spaetzle with a spaetzle press

For spaetzle you need the following ingredients: 500 g flour, 250 ml water, 4 eggs and 2 teaspoons salt.

• Put all the ingredients in a bowl and stir well together.
• Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Once the water is boiling, add some salt.
• Fill your spaetzle press 2/3 with dough and press it in portions into the slightly boiling water.
• If the spaetzle float to the top, use a ladle to scoop them out.
• Serve them with a sauce made from stock, for example.

Using a spaetzle press – tips and tricks

If you buy a spaetzle press, you should pay attention to the handling of the spaetzle press. In contrast to the usual production of spaetzle with a board, you can do this much faster and easier with a spaetzle press.

• If you don’t have a spaetzle press, you can use a potato ricer instead. It works on the same principle as a spaetzle press. However, your spaetzle will be a bit thicker because the openings of the potato ricer are slightly larger.
• Since all models can be cleaned relatively inconveniently by hand, you should make sure that you can clean your spaetzle press in the dishwasher. There are models made of stainless steel and plastic. However, they are all built on the same principle. The dough goes into the lower container, and with the upper part, the dough is pressed through the holes with leverage.
• After using your press, it is best to place it in a bowl of warm water right away. This way the dough cannot dry out and you can clean the device more easily.
• To ensure that the dough gets through the holes in the spaetzle press better, it is best to rinse them off with cold water beforehand. Also, only fill the press up to 2/3 full with batter. Use up and down movements to control the length of the spaetzle.
• If the process with the press is too cumbersome for you, you can also use a spaetzle slicer. Here you rub the container filled with dough over a grater, similar to grating cucumbers. This alternative is also easy to handle, but unlike spaetzle presses it is easier to clean.