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A simple guide on how to make homemade egg noodles with just a few simple ingredients - just like my grandma makes them.
Your family will love making these homemade noodles together - and love eating them even more! Try these noodles with my chicken parmesan or cut the noodles to fit my make ahead lasagna or my easy manicotti recipe.
Homemade Egg Noodles
Fun fact: I have an amazing grandma who comes out to Utah from Indiana to visit every so often. I'll often ask her to cook things with me and my kids on her short trips because kitchen and food memories are my love language. A few years ago she came out and made homemade noodles with my kids and since then my kids have referred to her as "Grandma Noodle." How cute is that?
In order to pay a little tribute to Grandma Noodle, I thought it be appropriate to share her noodle recipe with you.
Homemade noodles are one of those simple pleasures in life that just feel good to make and even better to eat. Making pasta from scratch isn't complicated or even hard, but it does take some time and energy. Making "slow food" like this is one of my favorite activities to do when life feels busy or when I need something mundane to keep my hands busy while thinking.
Making homemade pasta is also a favorite activity in our house during the cold months when the weather isn't great and the kids are stuck inside. There's something magical about flour and eggs rolled into fresh pasta. Serve them in soup or with a simple red or white sauce on top. You can't beat homemade pasta.
Tips for Making Homemade Noodles:
- Roll it however is easiest for you. Thomas bought me this pasta roller for my birthday a few years ago, and I love it. No pasta roller? Just roll your dough out with a rolling pin and use a knife or even a pizza wheel to cut it into noodle pieces. Don't over think it. Homemade pasta tastes great no matter how it's cut!
- This recipe is really easy to scale up if you'd like to make more noodles. I normally triple the recipe and eat half the same day and save the other half in the freezer for a second meal later.
- If your dough is pulling back and trying to keep its shape when you try to roll it out, let it rest another 10 minutes.
- If your dough is very sticky, add more flour.
- If your dough is very dry, put it back in the bowl and mix in additional milk or egg until it's workable.
- This is a great recipe to make with kids. Mine love to use mini cookie cutters to make noodle shapes which we just cook up and serve with a simple pasta sauce.
How do you make egg noodles from scratch?
It's easy! Simply add a little flour and salt to a bowl, mix in eggs and a little milk until it's a workable dough. Then roll, cut, and boil!
Do homemade noodles have to dry before cooking?
No! You can cook your fresh pasta right away in a pot of boiling water or broth if making soup. Fresh noodles only take about 3 minutes to cook, though. Take note of the shorter cooking time so that you don't overcook your pasta.
How do you make homemade noodle soup?
I have a great recipe for that!Classic Chicken Noodle Soupmade with homemade noodles is the best.
Tips for how to cook or store homemade egg noodles:
You can cook the noodles right away (for about 3 minutes in hot boiling water or broth if making soup) or you can let them dry overnight and then store them in an air-tight container in the freezer for up to 3 months. I like to make this recipe in large batches on purpose so that I have some to stash in the freezer for later.
Other recipes from my grandma you might like:
- Grandma Shoaf's Quick and Easy Chocolate Sheet Cake
- Grandma's Raspberry Cobbler
- Quick Pickled Cucumbers: Refrigerator Pickles
- Places I love: Grandma's Farm(not a recipe but a little peak at her home where I spent lots of my childhood!)
If you’ve tried thiseasy homemade pasta recipeor any other recipe on Bless this Mess, then don’t forget torate the recipeand leave me a comment below! I would love to hear about your experience making it. And if you snapped some pictures of it, share it with me onInstagramso I can repost on my stories AND add your photo to your comment so that other can see your creation!
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How to make homemade noodles
Melissa Griffiths
A simple guide on how to make homemade noodles with just a few simple ingredients - just like my grandma makes them.
5 from 7 votes
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Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 3 minutes mins
Total Time 33 minutes mins
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Ingredients
- 1 ½- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons milk
- Additional flour as needed
Instructions
In a medium mixing bowl, add the flour and salt. Use a fork to combine.
Add the eggs and milk to the bowl. Use your fork to stir and combine well.
When the dough starts to come together, turn it out onto a well-floured surface and knead lightly to form a smooth dough.
Let the dough rest on the counter for 10 minutes.
Divide the dough into 4 or 6 parts and roll with a rolling pin on a lightly floured surface until it is about ¼ to ⅛ of an inch thick.
Use a sharp knife or a pizza wheel to cut the thin dough into noodles, making them the size you prefer. Instead of rolling by hand, you can use a pasta roller to roll and cut your dough (my grandma made so many homemade noodles that she got a pasta roller at some point and used it for years).
You can cook the noodles right away (for about 3 minutes in hot boiling water or broth if making soup) or you can let them dry overnight and then bag and store them in an air-tight container in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Notes
- This recipe is really easy to scale up if you'd like to make more noodles. I normally triple the recipe and eat half the same day and save the other half in the freezer for a second meal later.
- If your dough is pulling back and trying to keep its shape when you try to roll it out, let it rest another 10 minutes.
- If your dough is very sticky, add more flour.
- If your dough is very dry, put it back in the bowl and mix in additional milk or egg until it's workable.
- This is a great recipe to make with kids. Mine love to use mini cookie cutters to make noodle shapes which we just cook up and serve with a simple pasta sauce.
Nutrition
Serving: 1/4 noodlesCalories: 434kcalCarbohydrates: 84gProtein: 14gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 83mgSodium: 618mgPotassium: 159mgFiber: 3gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 131IUCalcium: 38mgIron: 5mg
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Who else loves making food like this? Have you made homemade noodles before? I'd love to hear if you have!
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Tammy
Can I make these and cook them in a crockpot?
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Melissa
Yep, if you drop them into hot soup at the end of the cook time they take like 10 minutes to cook.
Grama Noodle
My grandkids call me Grama Noodle because I always have various shapes of pasta for them to choose from.
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That's so sweet. My kids still call their 92 year old great grandma "Grandma Noodle" too!
Karla
Is it safe to leave out all night to dry because of the raw eggs?
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Melissa
You could always throw it in a warm oven or a dehydrator to speed up the drying process if you are worried about letting them sit. My grandma makes them in Indiana and it's more humid than where I am in Utah. She has a little fan that she keeps on them on the countertop to help them dry quicker too. All ideas for you, but you've got to do what you are comfortable with. Another idea is to just let them dry enough to not stick together and throw them in your container in the freezer, they don't have to be fully dry to go in the freezer...
Marjorie
Absolutely perfect!Reply
Shawnee
Can it be made with almond flour instead of all-purpose flour?
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Melissa
Probably not, you need the gluten in the traditional wheat flour to help them stick together. You could try though...
lucas
hi lucas this is the best dish i have ever tastd.Reply
Alisa
Can this pasta be made into ravioli?
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Melissa
Yes! I do it occasionally, delicious!
Rita
When I married into my husbands family, they had noodles instead of dressing. So 43 years later I’m making homemade noodles. We love them. So good.
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Laurie
Oh, my! This brought back sooo many wonderful memories of watching Grandma cooking--especially her homemade noodles! Sounds exactly like her recipe. Can't wait to make them...thanks for sharing!Reply
Karen Long
This is a great recipe to teach kids how to make food from scratch. My granddaughter is spending time with me since having elbow surgery. She has always showed an interest in cooking so......
We doubled it so she can take half home for her mom and brothers. Awesome!!!
Deciding what’s next :). Thank you for sharing. Springfrield OhioReply
Melissa
Welcome from Ohio. I grew up in Indiana, so I just love the Midwest! Hope your granddaughter gets feeling better soon!
Kaysha
Oh my, these were great! I had never made homemade noodles before, but these came together so easily and were fun to make!Reply
Michelle
Haven’t made homemade pasta since we first moved to Utah 12 years ago! We had such a hard time I’d basically given up. These noodles were SUPER easy, though, and Melissa’s tips about the possible textures made it easy to troubleshoot and adjust. Came out perfectly delicious with no struggle! Will definitely made again and soon!Reply
Melissa
Happy noodle making Michelle, Grandma will be so proud!
Kigoonya Isaac
Can I use the same recipe to make totelin and ravioli?Reply
Melissa
Yesss! I do that all of the time, I just adjust my thickness a bit!
Kigoonya Isaac
Can I keep them out of freezer and they remain safe still,and secondly can I use water instead of milk and it comes out perfectly?
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Melissa
If you keep them out of the freezer you'll want to let them dry really well before storing them and then store them in the fridge for up to a week or in a bag for a few days. The freezer just makes them last a lot longer. And you can use water instead of milk with no issues! ENJOY!
Jennie
What is the cooking time for frozen noodles?
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Melissa
They'll cook in about 5 minutes. Still faster than traditional noodles but a few minutes longer than the fresh, non-frozen!
Alessia
Do you let them dry overnight open?
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Melissa
Yes! If you'd like you can cover them with a light flour sack towel or something to keep any dust off but I just let them dry on my bar, uncovered over night most of the time.
