Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup-My mom's version

One of my favorite memories of food has to be Chicken Noodle Soup that my mom made from scratch. I can remember coming home from school and seeing the noodles drying on the kitchen table or counter top and knowing that we were in for a treat for dinner. When I had my second daughter my mom came to stay with me for a week to lend a hand, I asked her to teach me how to make the noodles and soup. Little did I know that it would become a fun tradition in my own little family. I say little because the tradition began when they were all little. I also did not realize that she was just making egg noodles and I could have learned it from others but the experience was very fun.

It all begins with eggs, flour, and salt. Roughly two eggs per cup of flour and one t. salt.

Mix until the egg is blended into the flour and salt and makes a stiff flour ball.

Roll the flour ball out onto a flat surface as thin as you can get it. You will have to continue to add flour to keep the dough from sticking to the surface or the rolling pin.

Once you roll it out, generously flour the sheet and roll up cinnamon roll style.

Cut into thin rounds.

Then spread the noodles out onto the floured surface once again to dry. (I have a Kitchen Aid pasta maker but this creates a rough noodle which makes a rustic soup and gives the kids an opportunity to help in the process. Each one of my girls would always love to throw the noodles out on the surface from the time that they could stand on a chair beside me.) While the noodles are drying place a roasting chicken in a large pan and cover with water. Chop a medium onion into small chunks and add with a t. salt. Boil the chicken 45-60 minutes. When the chicken is done pull from the broth and set aside to cool. When completely cooled pull the chicken from the bones and cut into small cubes. Add the noodles to the broth and return the cut up chicken, the flour around the noodles will thicken the broth. Cook on medium heat until the noodles are soft and tender.

My girls loved to add the dried noodles to the pan and play with the strange shapes they dried into.

This will always remind me of my mom and it has become a family favorite for all of us.

For a close substitution you can use a rotisserie chicken from a local grocery store or Costco and use "Kluski" enriched egg noodles. They are pretty close to making the noodles yourself, but not nearly as much fun or traditional.