Ingredients:
3 eggs
2 cups flour (approximately)
1/2 teaspoon salt
A pot roast, or chicken, cooking on the stove. When tender, shred the meat and keep in the broth. Season however you like. I just use a little salt, pepper, and a bit of garlic.
Directions: 
Beat eggs until frothy. Add to flour and stir until of dough texture. Knead until smooth. Turn into floured cutting board. The dough should look like this:
Roll dough turning often until thin. Let noodle dough dry 45 minutes, then turn and dry another 1/2 hour. Properly dried, the noodles don't stick together.
Cut into noodles. My Gramma always just used a butcher knife and cut the noodles. I prefer rolling the dough like a jellyroll and cut them that way. Or, you could put the dough through a pasta machine.
Drop the noodles into your boiling pot of shredded meat (make sure there is plenty of broth). Reduce heat and cook at rolling boil for about 20 minutes. As the noodles boil, they will make their own gravy. Season to taste.
This is beef and noodles: This is chicken and noodles:
Be sure to make plenty of mashed potatoes for this to go over! Delicious!
This recipe serves 4 - My Gramma used to make TONS for her family. She had 8 children!
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Comments: 43
What a fantastic photo essay.
Yes, definately comfort food! It's the best on a cold snowy Sunday afternoon. The house smells absolutely divine and the meal is to die for!
My oldest son learned how to make them, and he says his kids love them too.
A nice tradition to pass down, eh?
In the Old Days of hard working Farmers, these noodles would last them for awhile and provide fuel for the hard work. My aunt used to make these for the farmworkers when they'd come in for the mid-day (and usually the largest) meal. Then they'd all go sit around, talk, maybe a short nap, and back to fields, feeling good!
Thanks for commenting!
Nalita...I know what you mean. I'm a good cook, too, but who has the time anymore? Print the recipe out and try it some lazy winter day!
Mary, these are actually Mennonite/Amish...my German gramma's ancestors hailed from the Mennonite community way back.
Carole, you won't be disappointed!
David, they really aren't that much work...just a little time consuming - but worth it!
J.F. I know, I don't make them often enough, either. But, since I posted this article, I now just have to make some! lol
By the way, are those your hands? If so, we have now see one eye and each hand! Next time, maybe your mouth or nose? ha ha ha
Debbie, you're welcome! Glad you like this! No...not my hand (I wish! ha ha). I guess I'll have to post a photo of myself, eh? It IS my eye, however. lol
Charlotte...try it, you'll like it! ;)
Thanks, everyone, for commenting!
Thanks for commenting, Pam! I appreciate it!
I've never tried to make homemade noddles before, I guess I will now!
Thank you so much for sharing!
Norma of Of {donaldandnorma}
Norma: yes, the recipe is quite similar to dumplings. Just a few more steps and you have noodles....it's entirely worth it!
What a great memory!
Glad to jog your memory.....and thanks for commenting!