{"id":3513,"date":"2013-03-30T19:42:29","date_gmt":"2013-03-30T23:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chuckzumbrun.net\/?p=3513"},"modified":"2013-03-31T17:29:54","modified_gmt":"2013-03-31T21:29:54","slug":"3513","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chuckzumbrun.net\/?p=3513","title":{"rendered":"Egg Noodles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Egg noodles.  C&#8217;mon, how hard can it be to make a noodle?  <\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve made a bunch of noodles in my time with varying degrees of success.  A while ago I hit on this recipe<a href=\"#1\">[1]<\/a>.  It makes the most tender and flavorful noodles I&#8217;ve ever had.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:10px; padding: 10px; background: #FFFEEB; border: 1px solid black;\">\n<b>Homemade Egg Noodles<\/b><br \/>\n<i>Makes enough noodles to serve as a main course to 4 people<a href=\"#4\">[4]<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Ingredients<\/b><\/p>\n<p>2 1\/2 cups flour<a href=\"#2\">[2]<\/a><br \/>\npinch of salt<br \/>\ntwo eggs<a href=\"#3\">[3]<\/a><br \/>\n1\/2 cup milk<br \/>\n1 tablespoon butter.<\/p>\n<p><b>Procedure<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Melt and cool the butter<br \/>\nBeat the eggs<br \/>\nMix everything together except the milk<br \/>\nAdd about half the milk and stir<br \/>\nAdd the rest of the milk gradually as needed.  You want a dough that is soft, but not too sticky<\/p>\n<p>Turn the dough out on a floured surface and knead for a few minutes until smooth.<br \/>\nCover and let rest for 10 minutes or so<\/p>\n<p>Roll the dough out on a floured surface, dusting with flour as needed to keep it from sticking.<br \/>\nThe noodles will about double in thickness when you cook them, so roll them out accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>We have one of these Atlas pasta machines and I roll them out to the &#8216;4&#8217; setting on it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chuckzumbrun.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/10141984.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/chuckzumbrun.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/10141984-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"10141984\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chuckzumbrun.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/10141984-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chuckzumbrun.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/10141984-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chuckzumbrun.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/10141984.jpg 410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dust with flour as needed, they are very hard to handle if the dough is sticky, and cut into strips of the length and width you want.  If you have a pizza cutter they work good for cutting.<\/p>\n<p>Allow them to dry for a couple hours before cooking.  They freeze well after drying if you want to make plenty to have on hand when needed.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><a name=\"1\">1. Unfortunately I don&#8217;t remember where I found it.  It was just a random Google search result.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"2\">2. I don&#8217;t want to get all green on you, but really, you should use unbleached flour.  Your baked goods will taste better.  And even if you can&#8217;t taste the difference, then why choose the chemically treated bleached flour? <\/p>\n<p><a name=\"3\">3. Ok, I am going to get all green on you.  This recipe is all about the eggs.  You don&#8217;t want a thin watery egg from a chicken that has suffered on a factory farm.  You want eggs from chickens that have fresh air and sunshine and that can peck the ground.  It definitely makes a difference.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"4\">4. 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