Name: Spätzle (aka Spaetzle)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: All-purpose flour, plus more as needed - ½ cup; Large egg - 1; Kosher salt - ½ teaspoon; Cayenne pepper - 1 pinch; Creme fraiche, sour cream, or plain yogurt - 1 tablespoon; Milk, or as needed - 3 tablespoons

Ingredients for - Spätzle (aka Spaetzle)

1. All-purpose flour, plus more as needed ½ cup

2. Large egg 1

3. Kosher salt ½ teaspoon

4. Cayenne pepper 1 pinch

5. Creme fraiche, sour cream, or plain yogurt 1 tablespoon

6. Milk, or as needed 3 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Spätzle (aka Spaetzle)

1 . Stage

Place flour, egg, salt, cayenne, cream fraiche, and milk in a mixing bowl. Whisk together until batter drips slowly off the whisk. If batter seems too thin, add a bit more flour; if too thick, add a bit more milk. You can test the thickness using the smooth side of a cheese grater with fairly large holes. If a dollop of the batter does not drip through the grating holes, it's the right consistency.

2 . Stage

Bring a pot of salted water to a simmer over medium-high heat. Use a spatula to push a spoonful of batter through the holes of the smooth side of the grater into the simmering water.

3 . Stage

When dumplings rise to the surface of the water, they are done. This will take just a few minutes. Remove dumplings with a slotted spoon, and repeat in batches with remaining batter.