Best Easy Egg Noodles Recipes

EASY HOMEMADE AMISH EGG NOODLES

Steps:

• 1. **Please note: Prep time does not include one hour rest for dough or drying time, if desired.
• 2. Place flour, salt, eggs, yolks and water in stand mixer fitted with a dough hook. If you choose, you can also do by hand. Mix on speed 2 until dough comes together, scraping sides and bottom of bowl often. After a few minutes, if it seems too dry or too wet, add water or flour a spoonful at a time, just until it comes together. You don't want a sticky dough.
• 3. When the dough forms a ball, continue to knead on speed 2 for 5 more minutes. (By hand, about 10 minutes, or until dough becomes smooth.) The dough should not be sticky. Remember, you may want it to dry out later. Wrap in Saran Wrap and place on counter at room temp. for 1 hour to rest. It should not stick to the Saran Wrap.
• 4. Flour counter top. Then remove dough from wrap and roll as close to 1/16" as possible. As you roll with each pass, turn and flip the dough to avoid sticking to the counter. Keep your work area lightly floured at all times. The thicker the dough, the chewier the noodles and the longer it will take them to cook. Ideally, you want to be able to start to see the shadow of your hand through the dough, but not so thin that you can't pick up the noodles. Thinner is better in this case.
• 5. Then, make sure your dough moves easily on the counter. With a pastry wheel or pizza cutter, cut to desired width. It doesn't matter what width, but they should all be uniform so that they cook evenly.
• 6. Transfer to cookie sheet(s) lined with waxed paper and a little loose flour and allow to dry for about an hour if using immediately. If you wish to freeze them, allow to dry for at least 2-3 hours, then place in a ziplock bag and freeze. When ready to use, drop into boiling water or boiling broth while noodles are still frozen. Do not defrost noodles first or they'll stick together.
• 7. Old country Amish women would spread these out on the table and let them dry overnight. To speed things up in today's world, I put a small 7" fan on my counter which worked beautifully in a short amount of time. Drying time varies depending on how thick or thin you rolled them.

MEATBALLS IN SOUR CREAM SAUCE OVER EGG NOODLES (MADE EASY)

Steps:

• IN a large pot, bring 2-3 quarts water to a boil; ADD salt to taste and 8-12 ounces egg noodles; RETURN to a boil.
• WHILE noodles are cooking, heat 15-25 frozen cooked small meatballs in a microwave at 100% power for one minute.
• INTO a large heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-low heat, add 1/3 cup butter until melted; ADD 1/3 cup flour; COOK just until just bubbly (but not browned).
• WHEN noodles are tender yet firm, drain; RETURN drained noodles to pot over low heat; ADD 1 tablespoon butter and 1/2 tablespoon of the minced fresh parsley; KEEP noodles warmed over lowest heat (refresh noodle moistness by adding a little water if needed).
• OPEN both cans of beef broth; QUICKLY whisk in beef broth into butter and flour roux until smooth; STIR in the remaining minced parsley, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, seasonings and freshly ground pepper to taste; ADD the mushrooms and meatballs; BRING mixture to a boil while stirring; REDUCE heat to medium-low until fully thickened.
• STIR in 1 cup sour cream; KEEP sauce warmed until serving, stirring as needed.
• FOR SAUCE AND MEATBALLS SERVED OVER NOODLES: Arrange warm buttered egg noodles on serving plates. Ladle warm sauce and meatballs over noodles.
• FOR NOODLES MIXED WITH SAUCE AND MEATBALLS: Gently fold sauce with prepared noodles until well-blended.
• GARNISH each serving with a light dusting of paprika (or a pinch of dried dill), and a fresh parsley sprig if desired.
• SERVE and enjoy!

EASY EGG NOODLES

Steps:

• Cook the egg noodles according to the package directions and drain.
• Fry the bacon until crisp and remove from the fry pan.
• Add the onion to the bacon drippings and cook thoroughly.
• Add the crushed up stewed tomatoes and the brown sugar; let simmer 10 minutes.
• Add the drained noodles to the fry pan and put the bacon on top.
• Very simple but good.

EASY EGG NOODLES

Steps:

• 1. On a clean, hard surface, create a well using the flour. 2. Add the salt in the well along with the eggs. 3. Knead all ingredients together for about 5 minutes or until mixture is a smooth doughy texture. Feel free to add a small amount of water or flour to the dough while kneading to get the correct consistency. 4. Let sit for 15 minutes while it rises. 5. On a floured surface, roll out the dough to the thickness you want, but keep in mind that thicker pasta will take longer to cook. I would personally recommend 1/8 or 1/4 inch thickness. 6. Using a knife or pizza cutter, begin cutting the dough into the pasta you want. 7. Cook pasta in a pot of boiling water until al dente.