Home made egg noodles and Doctor Who
(...wait for it...)

I remember Mom making these egg noodles to go in the chicken soup.  I had always thought they were an old family recipe, from her grandmother perhaps.  But when I finally got her to transcribe them for me I found out she got the recipe from a 1975 TV Guide.  Not so much heirloom, but no less tasty!

To make these delicious noodles, you will need:

4 C All purpose flour
1 t salt
2 eggs
2 T oil
1 C boiling water

Mix flour and salt.  Make a hole in the center of the mixture and add eggs and oil.  Pour in water and stir quickly until a stiff dough is formed.  Knead dough for 10 minutes.  Cover and let sit for 1 hour.

Dough ball to sit for 1 hour, covered.

Now divide the dough into 2 equal pieces and roll out to desired thickness.  I roll one piece on an 12"x 18" cutting board.  The dough is opaque--you can see light through it if held up.

Now you can see the resemblance to Cassandra the "Last Human" from Doctor Who?  But really, the noodles are much less annoying.

Moisturize me before I'm cut into noodles!

Let the dough sit and dry out for at least 1 hour.  Now you can cut the noodles.  I use a pizza cutter masquerading as the USS Enterprise.

Going where no man has gone before...into the Omega Dough system.

I cut the dough into strips then across to equal noodles approximately 1" x 1/4".  Remember, these will swell when you cook them approximately 2.5 times. 

Add the noodles to hot, simmering soup and cook at least 15 minutes.

You can add these to any soup.  Instead of chicken last night, I made Italian sausage and spinach soup...with noodles. 

Spinach and onions in the soup courtesy of my garden.

I use half the recipe per pot of soup.  I cut out the second batch and freeze for another day.

Today's picture is from haying time in Iowa at the family farm outside Glidden.