Spaetzle or Little Dumplings

Ingredients

• 2½ cups of all purpose flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp cream of wheat or farina
• 2 eggs
• ¾ cup of water
• 1 tbsp butter melted

Directions

1. Put flour, salt, and cream of wheat into a bowl.
2. Make a well in the middle and add the eggs, water and butter.
3. Stir until batter is smooth and thick.
4. Cut the batter by teaspoon full into a big pot of boiling salted water.
5. Dip the spoon into the hot water each time to keep the batter from sticking to the spoon.
6. Cook only half the batter at a time to avoid crowding.
7. Stir the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon so that the dumplings will rise to the top.
8. After the dumplings rise, let them cook for 2 minutes.
9. Remove from the water and drain.
10. Serve warm.