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Alsatian Fresh Noodles (Nouilles fraîches à l'Alsacienne)

Alsatian Fresh Noodles (Nouilles fraîches à l'Alsacienne) — a recipe imported from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Yield 6

Ingredients

  • 8 eggs
  • 10 g (2 tsp) salt
  • 1 tsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 lb flour
  • Melted butter

Instructions

  1. 1
    Break the eggs and place in a large bowl. Mix in salt and vinegar.
  2. 2
    While mixing, gradually add the flour.
  3. 3
    Work the dough for several minutes until it is smooth.
  4. 4
    Roll dough into a ball and wrap in a dry cloth. Allow to rest for 1 hour.
  5. 5
    Divide the dough into pieces the size of a tennis ball and flatten on the work surface to a thickness of 2 mm (⅛ inch).
  6. 6
    Allow the dough to dry for 30 minutes, turning the rounds frequently. One can also dry them by suspending them from a cord or over a broom handle place on the backs of two chairs.
  7. 7
    Flour each round and roll it up on itself. Cut into slices 3–4 mm (¼ inch) thick.
  8. 8
    Unroll to obtain the noodles, and spread out on a large tray without tangling them.
  9. 9
    Fill a large pot with salted water; bring to a boil and plunge in the noodles. Simmer for 7–8 minutes.
  10. 10
    Drain the noodles and toss with melted butter.