Homemade chicken or beef soup is always a welcoming scent in the kitchen especially when a hungry husband is heading in the door. I've never had much of a fight in getting my children to eat it. While rice or pasta is a great addition to either soup, homemade noodles might get you a mother of the year award . . . at least in your own family! It takes minimal ingredients with a little effort.
Fat, Homemade Noodles
3 eggs, slightly beaten
Enough all-purpose flour stirred in to form a workable dough.
One teaspoon salt (optional)
Thoroughly mix in the dry ingredients until you have a dough you can roll out relatively easily. Divide you dough into three pieces. Take one piece and roll out as thin as you can on a well-floured board. Using a pizza cutter, cut the dough into fat strips and place on a baking sheet, one layer deep. Continue with the rest of the dough.
Bring a large pot of water to a rapid boil. Add a tablespoon of oil and gradually add in your noodles, stirring to keep them from sticking. It shouldn't take more than five minutes or so until they are cooked through depending on how thick you rolled them out. Drain and add to your soup.
It's cheaper than buying enough pasta for a large family and even the children can get involved in rolling out the dough. The noodles can also be thoroughly dried, bagged and kept for a day or two.
One of my college daughters loves these noodles and reduces the recipe to make herself just enough for a one-person meal.
You can also take the fresh noodles, deep fry them and dust them with cinnamon and sugar.
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