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Homemade macaroni

Homemade macaroni from 2 eggs and about 3 dl flour: the dough is rolled thin, dried for about 1 hour, rolled up and cut, and boiled in salted water for about 10 minutes. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 488.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 488 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

The book shows how to make pasta at home, with a simple egg dough, to use in place of bought macaroni.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Make the dough

    Whisk the eggs lightly and work in enough flour to give a smooth dough that can be rolled out.

  2. 2

    Roll and dry

    Roll the dough as thin as the back of a knife, and leave it to dry for about 1 hour, not too cold.

  3. 3

    Cut

    Roll the dough up and cut it into fairly thin slices. Pull the slices out.

  4. 4

    Boil

    Boil them in boiling salted water (1 tsp salt to 1 l water) for about 10 minutes, or until tender. Drain and mix in butter and grated cheese.

Changes from the original

"3 del." is read as 3 dl. The cooking water "1 teaspoon to 1 l" is read as 1 tsp salt per litre. "Not too cold" is read as room temperature.

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Modernised → 1949 (proofread, p. 488)~74% of the text changedremovedadded
2 stk egg. egg 3 dl hvetemel (så mye at deigen blir jevn og kan kjevles). 1 l vann (til koking). 1 ts salt (til kokevannet). smør (til servering). revet ost (til servering). del. hvetemel. Visp eggene litt og arbeid melet inn så mye mel meget at du man får en jevn deig som kan kjevles.. Kjevle deigen kjevles. Kjevles så tynn som baksiden baken av en kniv, og la den ligge kniv og tørke i ca. 1 time, blir liggende til tørking, ikke for kaldt.. Rull deigen koldt, ca. 1 time. Rulles sammen og skjær den skjæres i ganske tynne skiver. Trekk skivene ut.. Kok dem skiver, disse trekkes ut, settes over i kokende saltet vann (1 ts salt — 1 teskje til 1 l vann) i 1. vann, koker ca. 10 minutter, minutter eller til de er blir møre. Sil av og bland inn Siles, smør og revet ost. reven ost has i. Kan også lages av råmelk, og da så meget mel denne vil opta.

Note on Modernised

«3 del.» er lest som 3 dl. Kokevannet «1 teskje til 1 l.» er tolket som 1 ts salt per liter. «Ikke for koldt» er tolket som romtemperatur.

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Frequently asked questions

How thin should the dough be?
As thin as the back of a knife.
How long does the macaroni boil?
About 10 minutes or until tender.
Can I use something other than eggs?
The text says it can also be made with raw milk, using as much flour as it will take up.

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