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Homemade egg noodles are super easy and quick to make, yet are so delicious they can often be far better than the store-bought stuff! Here, we have a recipe for homemade egg noodles that we will use in our Moldovan-inspired chicken noodle soup.
A bonus interesting fact for you – in Moldova, they’re called “tăiței de casă,” which translates to homemade noodles.
Homemade Egg Noodles Recipe
Homemade Egg Noodles Ingredients
This recipe is made using just two ingredients:
- 2 eggs
- 1.5 cups of flour
Homemade Egg Noodles Step-by-Step Instructions and Photos
Step 1 – Into a medium-large bowl, crack two eggs.
Step 2 – With a fork, beat the eggs together until you have a golden liquid, as shown below.
Step 3 – Slowly incorporate 1.5 cups of flour and mix it well with the fork.
Step 4 – Knead the resulting dough for a few minutes until you have a ball of dough.
Step 5 – Transfer the dough to the table/counter or flat surface and knead it a bit longer. Make sure to dust the surface with flour, so the dough doesn’t stick to it.
We used about two tablespoons of flour when kneading. Make sure not to add salt or water, or the resulting noodles will be too soft.
Step 6 – Using a rolling pin, ‘spread’ the dough out into a thin, circular shape, until it’s about 2-3 mm thick.
Step 7 – Using a knife, cut them to your desired size. We first cut the round dough circle into equal strips and then cut the noodles the size we wanted for our chicken noodle soup. Make sure to dust them with a bit of flour so they don’t stick to each other.
Use the noodles in whatever recipe you’re making. We used these homemade egg noodles in our chicken noodle soup (called “zeama” in Moldova) but you can use them for many other recipes. You can also use them on their own. Just boil them in a pot of salted water for about 3 minutes (depending on the size you cut them) and serve them with anything you like, such as with your favorite pasta sauce and parmesan for a main or honey for dessert.
However you enjoy this dish, it still blows my mind to this day that these soft, melt-in-mouth noodles are only made from two basic ingredients.
This is typical of many Eastern European cuisines, and other cuisines around the globe, where filling, nourishing, and flavorsome food can be conjured up from the most basic of ingredients.
Homemade Egg Noodles Recipe Card
Homemade Egg Noodles Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 1.5 cups of flour (plus 2-3 tbsp of flour for dusting)
Instructions
- Into a medium-large-sized bowl, crack two eggs.
- With a fork, beat the eggs together until you have a golden liquid.
- Slowly incorporate 1.5 cups of flour and mix it well with the fork.
- Knead the resulting dough for a few minutes, until you have a ball of dough.
- Transfer the dough to the table/counter or flat surface. Make sure to dust the surface with flour so the dough doesn’t stick to it. We used about 2 tablespoons of flour when kneading. Make sure not to add salt or water, or the resulting noodles will be too soft.
- Using a rolling pin, ‘spread’ the dough out into a circular, pancake-like shape, until it’s about 2-3 mm thick.
- Using a knife, cut them to your desired size. We first cut the round dough circle into equal strips, and then cut the noodles the size we wanted for our chicken noodle soup. Make sure to dust them with a bit of flour so they don’t stick to each other.
- Use the noodles in whatever recipe you're making. We used these homemade egg noodles in our chicken noodle soup. You can also use them on their own. Just boil them for about 3 minutes (depending on the size you cut them) and serve them with anything you like, such as with parmesan for a snack or main or honey for dessert.
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Author: Doina is a content writer and passionate home cook, originally from Moldova, who loves to get inspired by international cuisine and use what she learns about food when traveling in her own recipes at home.
Contributor: Efimia is a Moldovan teacher and home chef, who has been feeding friends and family with her honest and flavorful home cooking for over 40 years and counting.