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Noodles

February 18, 2010 By Deanna Piercy 4 Comments

Inspired by my daughter, I decided to try making my own noodles today. I looked in my 75th Anniversary Edition of the Better Homes and Gardens cookbook but didn’t see a recipe. I then pulled out my trusty old version. I can’t find a publication date in it because it’s missing a page or two at the beginning but judging from the pictures I’d guess late 50s or early 60s. Of course it had a recipe for homemade noodles. Just one reason I like older cookbooks.

I doubled the recipe and used two beaten eggs, 2 cups of flour (didn’t take quite that much), a teaspoon of salt (I used a little less), and 4 tablespoons of milk. The hardest part was trying to roll out the noodles thinly enough. This is what I ended up with after rolling with the rolling pin:

After they rested a little while, I picked up each noodle and gently stretched it, thus making them thinner. I used the noodles to make turkey and noodles. I had cooked a turkey breast not long ago and had frozen the carcass and some of the meat. I boiled this, strained, added more water and seasonings and then picked out the meat to put back in the broth. I thickened it just a bit with about a tablespoon of flour blended into a bit of cold water and added to the boiling broth. I then put in the fresh noodles and cooked until done. Oh. My. Goodness. It was absolutely wonderful.

I served a spinach and dried cranberry salad alongside.

And now I think I need one of these:

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  1. Lisa Sharp says

    February 18, 2010 at 8:52 pm

    I will need to get that recipe, sounds better than what I used. And next time I will try noodles. I think I need a pasta maker before doing the ravioli again so I can get it really thin. Of course maybe this would roll a bit better.

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  2. little castle says

    February 18, 2010 at 9:24 pm

    Sounds wonderful! I think I'm going to have to try this one!

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  3. bryanmory says

    February 19, 2010 at 10:43 am

    Great! I love trying new things and enjoyed seeing you do the same. I've never had home made noodles. Coolio!

    B

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  4. Rosalyn says

    February 19, 2010 at 11:35 pm

    Thomas wanted a pasta attachment for the KA mixer for his birthday, but as he researched them (and we ALL know that Thomas researches EVERYTHING to DEATH) he found that the reviews were really pretty bad. So he sent me an amazon link to the one he wanted and I bought it. He has made pasta every single Sunday that they were in town since (Nov 1). Let me know if you're interested and I'll send the link. It was cheaper than the KA attachement too! (not by much, but a little…)

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