Turkey and Noodles

After having November off from blogging, I'm excited to start up again because it means I get to bake weekly again!  I don't know about anyone else, but my family has a ridiculous amount of turkey left over from Thanksgiving.  Instead of simply reheating and eating the turkey plain, my family incorporates it into multiple meals that we have perfected over the years.  One such recipe is our homemade noodles, the recipe originally didn't use turkey, but it's flexible and a way to get rid of the turkey so you might as well.  Also, my family tends to eat a lot of this recipe, so we double it whenever we make it.

Ingredients

2 egg yolks

4 tbsp. water

1 c. flour

1 tsp. baking powder

2 cups of chicken broth - must have salt added

Turkey (no specified amount)

Instructions

1. Separate the egg yolks and beat them in a medium to large sized bowl.

2. Add the water, beat again.

3. Add the flour and baking powder, then mix with a fork.

4. Put the dough onto a floured board and work in flour until stiff.  When we make this we just flour the counter top.

5. Roll the dough out thin and cut.  We make our noodles about an inch long and a centimeter wide, and our dough is typically about a fourth of an inch thick.  It's important to remember that the noodles will double or more in size as they absorb water, so don't make them too thick or long unless that's what you want.

6. The noodles can be stored in plastic bags and frozen if you want to save them for later, or they can be cooked immediately.

7. Cut the turkey into desired size.

8. Bring the broth to a boil in a large pot.

9. Once it's boiling, add the noodles, stirring constantly.

When they're first added

Five minutes later

10. Add the turkey and stir.  You won't be able to see the turkey at first because it sinks.

11. Bring it back to a boil after adding the noodles and turkey, boil it until you think they are done.  It's a very flexible recipe.

Let the noodles cool for a few minutes, and serve warm.  It can be made with turkey, chicken, beef, whatever meat you like.

My family typically makes these around Christmastime and in the winter so we use our special Christmas dishes.  We have a few bowl and plate sets and glasses that we use.

This is one of our bowl and plate sets.

 In the blog posts this coming month you will probably see these dishes and other Christmas-themed dishes as well, we like to use them while we can.

Happy Holidays and enjoy!