German Dumplings (Spaetzle or Kniffles) for Soup or Saute
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When our church decided to host a "German Reformation Night" dinner, I went hunting for authentic German recipes. Here is one that fits the bill. There are two ways to make the dumplings (explained below). Serving ideas suggested below too. Gushundheit--!
06SERVING IDEAS: We love these in chicken-dumpling soup (use your regular chicken soup recipe -- skip the egg noodles and make these dumplings instead). OR scoop out the larger dumplings (Method #2), and saute in butter or olive oil along with kielbasa or other sausage and LOTS of onion ring slices. OR saute some fresh veggies, then add the dumplings -- heaven!
07VARIATIONS: Add several pinches of your favorite herbs along with the flour to enhance the soup, stew or saute dish.
08Chef's Note: Altho' this is kind of putzy, it is well worth the effort and SO different from regular pasta-noodles.