Lapsha - Homemade Russian Noodles

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 6 large eggs
• 5 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 to a large saucepan, add water and bring to boil.
• 2 add butter to boiled water and let dissolve, whisk well to blend; let cool to warm.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl, add salt, eggs and beat well.
• 4 gradually add water/butter mixture to eggs and whisk well to blend.
• 5 add flour to egg mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• 6 place dough on a lightly floured surface and knead for about 10 minutes.
• 7 cut dough into pieces to form dough balls the size of a medium orange.
• 8 cover dough balls with a damp cloth while rolling out dough.
• 9 using a wooden rolling pin, roll each dough ball until paper thin or as thin as possible.
• 10 preheat oven to 300°f.
• 11 place dough circles on a large round pizza cooking sheet.
• 12 dry each dough circle in the preheated oven until dry to the touch, about 20 minutes, but do not brown.
• 13 fold each dried dough circles individually into a fold that is about 1 1/2 inches wide.
• 14 cover folded dough with a cloth until all circles are dried and folded.
• 15 on a cutting board, using a very sharp knife, cut off very thin slices, cutting on a slight angle and cutting across the 1 1/2 inch fold.
• 16 spread cut strands on cookie sheets and dry in a preheated 350 f oven for about 20 minutes, or until nice and crisp,stirring the strands at least twice during the drying process.
• 17 cool completely and store in noodles in glass jars with a tight fitting lid.
• 18 use in soups or make a lapshevnik.