Homey Noodles!

I just finished a big bowl of chicken soup. It was delicious and hearty, but what made it special wasn't the spices, broth, or the way I cooked it. In fact, I did it quickly and without much thought at all! What was really wonderful was the batch of noodles I made from scratch- in as little as fifteen minutes!

Homemade noodles have been a favorite at my house for years, but mom doesn't like to make them. The clean-up can be a hassle when you're cooking for a whole family. But when you're making a little batch for yourself, it's no problem!

What you need:

Flour
1 Egg
Salt

Pot for boiling
Rolling pin
Knife
Bread board
Wooden spoon
Mixing bowl
Colander/Strainer

Here's what you do!

Fill the pot up with water and let it heat up!

Put one egg into the mixing bowl, with just a little bit of salt. Add flour until it gets really thick, turns into a dough, and then stops being sticky. Knead it until it's all mixed through. Flour up your rolling pin and breadboard, and roll it out as thin or as thick as you like. Fatter noodles are delicious! Cut it up into strips with the knife, or maybe fun shapes.

You can use them right away, or let them dry out for a while. I usually use them right away, being the hungry college student that I am.

When the water is boiling, put the noodles in the pot! They'll puff up, come to the surface, and the color will lighten when they're done.

Drain them in the colander, put them in your soup!

That's it! It's so easy, and it tastes so good. The texture will be really different from storebought noodles, but I like them twice as much. They're best in soups, but good as a side. You can add spices of your choice to make them match your meal, and they're bland but tasty eaten plain.

Cook up some noodles now! For less confusing instructions, try http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1750,150189-249197,00.html



I'm gone!

~Julianna