Homemade Egg Noodle Recipe (2024)

FAQs

Why are my homemade egg noodles tough? ›

Tips For Making Homemade Noodles:

Don't knead the dough too much. Knead it just enough to come together and for the dough to be smooth. Overworking can cause the noodles to be tough. Allow the dough to rest 5-10 minutes before rolling out.

So, why put baking powder in noodles, anyway? Egg noodles tend to be a little lighter in texture than regular pasta, and it's baking powder that gives them that boost.

How much do homemade egg noodles cost to make? These homemade egg noodles made with 5 simple ingredients will cost you about 50 cents. This provides 4 servings of egg noodles.

Don't overcook! Egg noodles turn to mush if boiled too long. Start checking for doneness at least 1 minute early. Add a touch of oil or butter to cooked noodles to prevent sticking especially if you aren making ahead to store of if you aren't ready to be serve.

Place dry noodles in a bowl and pour on boiling water. Soak, and set aside to soften. During softening, separate the noodles with tongs in the bowl. Lift them up out of the bowl with tongs to separate them.

Sprinkle a work surface with flour and roll out each piece of dough as thin as you like. Let rolled dough rest for 20 minutes. Cut into strips and spread to dry, dusting with a bit of flour so the noodles don't stick together. Let dry for approximately 2 hours.

All-purpose flour does what it says on the tin, so it's perfectly fine to use for making pasta. However, most pasta recipes will recommend either semola or “00” flour. Your choice depends entirely on which pasta shape you're craving!

If you don't have a package of ramen on-hand, “ramenize” your spaghetti by adding baking soda to a pot of water. It adds alkali, which is what gives ramen its chewy, bouncy texture and yellowish hue. Chris Kimball is here with the spaghetti.

If you want to add egg to ramen, wait till the noodles boil. Then crack in the egg, mix it around, and drain as usual.

If noodles are made using semolina, they're pasta. So all pasta are noodles, but not all noodles are pasta. And if they contain eggs, they're egg noodles. (Or egg pasta, if they're made from semolina.)

What makes egg noodles so good? ›

Egg noodles are generally richer, denser, and more pliable than their water-based siblings, with a subtle but distinct savoriness that helps them stand out in heavier sauces. If you want proof, you only need two eggs to make Simeon's recipe, which is 2,046 less than you need to film a TikTok.

Knead the dough: If you're working in a bowl, transfer the mixture to a work surface. Knead the dough vigorously until it comes together, about 5 minutes—you can't overwork pasta dough, so have at it.

No, in almost every case, you should not rinse pasta after it's cooked. It's true that rinsing noodles or pasta after cooking halts the cooking process. “This is also known as shocking,” Tiess says. But rinsing also removes the starch water after the noodles are strained, which is what helps adhere sauce to noodles.

“Doneness” really depends on your personal preference. Start by checking for doneness at the minimum recommended cooking time on the package. Test by tasting a single piece. Noodles should be “al dente” (“to the tooth”) or tender with a slight bite or firmness.

As you get close to the end of your estimated cooking time, taste the pasta. If it is done, it should have a nice al dente bite and taste like pasta. If it is undercooked, it will be too hard and chewy. Overcook it and your noodles will be limp and soggy.

Make sure the water is at the boil before adding noodles. When the water returns to the boil, stir the noodles. The occasional stir will prevent stickiness. Some noodles, especially those from Asia, need to sit in hot water, and over boiling them will cause gumminess.

With their delicate composition, egg noodles can quickly absorb liquids and become overly soft. Adding them too early in the soup-making process might lead to a soggy, gooey outcome, losing that satisfying bite.

If you've just dumped the water and discovered that the pasta is still crunchy, the easiest thing to do is simply put it back in boiling water. When you do this, it's important that you stay by the stove the entire time, testing the pasta every 30-60 seconds to make sure you don't end up overcooking it.