This month's recipe is again from Allentown's St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, provided by Louise Fielding. I always wondered what these were called, and if I would ever find a recipe for them. They look like small dumplings, and Bende sells a product called Tarhonya Egg Drop Noodles which look very similar to what I remember. My grandmother used to make these as one of two noodle options for chicken soup at Sunday dinner. The other option, of course, were the really thin, long noodles; my grandmother would make the dough, but my grandfather took great pride in how thin he could cut them, so he reserved that job for himself. A true chef!


GERSTEL / EGG NOODLES
(from St. Peter's Church)

Ingredients:
  • 5 large eggs
  • 5 cups flour (approx.,
      depending on the size of the eggs)
  • 1 tsp. salt
Preparation:

Knead until firm dough forms, then grate on a medium grater to form pea-size dough pieces. Have boiling water ready; add salt and the gerstels. Boil for about 5 minutes, then drain.

Serving:
Add to chicken or beef broth for a filling soup.