Pennsylvania Dutch Bridled Noodles Recipes

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH BRIDLED NOODLES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Cook noodles according to package directions, drain, pour into a medium bowl and toss with 2 tablespoons butter, salt and pepper.
• 3. While noodles are cooking blend butter (room temp is easiest) with seasoned bread crumbs.
• 4. Butter a 8x12 casserole dish.
• 5. Pour half the buttered noodles into the prepared casserole dish. Top with half the buttered seasoned bread crumbs.
• 6. Repeat and cover with foil.
• 7. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil, return to oven and bake for 5 additional minutes.
• 8. While noodles are baking prepare 3 cups of chicken or turkey gravy.
• 9. To serve spoon out noodles onto plate, top with gravy and serve hot.

SLIPPERY NOODLES, PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH IN ORIGIN

Steps:

• Whisk dry ingredients together in a bowl.
• Cut in Crisco as for pastry until it resembles crumbs.
• Stir in enough hot water to make a dough almost the consistency of pie crust.
• Turn onto floured surface, knead briefly and then roll to desired thickness.
• Cut into squares.
• Slip into hot simmering broth one at a time.
• Simmer, uncovered, until tender about 15 minutes.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH BROWN BUTTER NOODLES

Steps:

• 1. Cook egg noodles according to package directions.
• 2. While egg noodles are cooking, melt the butter in a small skillet until lightly browned (but do not burn it).
• 3. Drain noodles well. Place egg noodles back in pot (in which it was cooked). Add the browned butter, salt and pepper, and toss until noodles are well coated.
• 4. Divide the noodles among dinner plates. If desired, top the noodles with a generous spoonful of cottage cheese, then top the cottage cheese with a bit of apple butter, and serve immediately.