Homemade Egg Noodles Recipe

"These are also known as lokshen noodles and there's nothing better than fresh noodles in homemade chicken soup. It's a great time spent in the kitchen with your children and wonderful tradition that they will always remember. A food processor and a pasta machine can be used to make this"

Original is 4 servings

Metric US

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Ingredients

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3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (approximately)
3 eggs

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (127.5 g)
Calories 388.4
Total Fat - 4.1 g
Saturated Fat - 1.2 g
Cholesterol - 122.8 mg
Sodium - 339.4 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 71.8 g
Dietary Fiber - 2.5 g
Sugars - 0.4 g
Protein - 13.8 g
Calcium - 32.7 mg
Iron - 1.7 mg
Vitamin C - 0 mg
Thiamin - 0.1 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

On a clean counter top form 2 cups of the flour into a pile. Make a well in the center. Carefully break the eggs and sprinkle the salt on top of the flour. With your hand or a fork work the eggs into the flour until a soft dough is formed, adding flour as needed.

Step 2

Knead the dough for 20-25 minutes. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and let it rest on the counter for 15-30 minutes.

Step 3

On a floured surface, and using a floured rolling pin, roll out the dough until it is approximately 1/8th of an inch thick. Let the dough rest again for another 10-15 minutes.

Step 4

Then, using your fingers stretch the dough and lift it up, until it begins to become transparent (but not as thin as strudel dough). Then, once again on a floured surface gently fold over the dough and with a floured rolling pin, lightly roll the dough out until it is 1/8th of an inch thick, about 9 by 12 inches. Then using a knife cut the dough into irregularly shaped noodles about 2 inches long. (You can also use a pasta machine for this.)

Step 5

Bring a pot of either salted water or chicken soup to a boil. Drop the noodles into the boiling water or broth and boil until cooked, approximately 6 minutes. Taste to see if the noodles are al dente.