Spätzle with Mushroom Cream
Spätzle with mushroom cream is a comforting vegetarian main course where soft egg noodles bathe in a rich, creamy dried mushroom sauce. The Thermomix TM7 weighs the flour and eggs precisely, mixes the batter to a silky consistency and heats the cream sauce gently, giving you authentic Alpine comfort food with minimal hands-on effort.
About this recipe
Spätzle with mushroom cream Thermomix TM7 brings the hearty charm of Alpine home cooking straight to your kitchen as a satisfying vegetarian main course. Searching for a spätzle recipe that an all-in-one kitchen machine can handle from batter to sauce? This one delivers. The TM7 weighs the plain flour and eggs directly in the mixing bowl, then blends them with whole milk into a smooth, elastic batter that drops into bubbling water as pillowy noodles. Meanwhile, mixed dried mushrooms are ground to intensify their earthy flavour and simmered with double cream and homemade vegetable stock paste into a silky, deeply savoury sauce. It is the kind of quick weeknight dinner or cosy weekend treat that feels far more elaborate than the effort involved, finished with an optional sprinkle of homemade furikake for a subtle umami lift.
Preparation tips
- Let the spätzle batter rest before cooking so the flour fully hydrates; this makes the dough stretchy enough to press through the pan in long, tender strands rather than short, stubby pieces.
- Rehydrate the mixed dried mushrooms in warm water first, then strain the soaking liquid through a fine sieve and add it to the cream sauce for a much deeper, more concentrated mushroom flavour.
- Swap the double cream for single cream if you prefer a lighter sauce, and serve the spätzle with crispy fried onions or grated cheese on top to win over fussy younger eaters.
Recipe variations
- Make it gluten-free by replacing the plain flour with a gluten-free blend plus a pinch of xanthan gum; the spätzle will be slightly softer but still delicious under the mushroom cream.
- For a festive autumn version, add pan-fried chestnut mushrooms and a dash of white wine to the cream, and finish with fresh thyme and a generous grating of Gruyère for extra depth.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Weigh the plain flour and eggs straight into the TM7 bowl for exact, lump-free spätzle batter every single time. [Precision Control]
- The Thermomix mixes flour, eggs and milk into a silky, elastic batter in seconds, far faster than whisking by hand. [Time Savings]
- Grinding the mixed dried mushrooms in the TM7 releases maximum earthy flavour, deepening the cream sauce beautifully. [Multi-Function]
- The TM7 heats the double cream and stock paste gently while stirring, preventing any scorching on the base. [Multi-Function]
- Steaming the spätzle over simmering water keeps the noodles light and tender without constant manual attention. [Multi-Function]
Ingredients
- mixed dried mushrooms
- fine sea salt
- plain flour
- medium eggs
- whole milk
- sunflower oil
- water
- double cream
- vegetable stock paste, homemade
- furikake seasoning, homemade (optional)