Beer Boiled Spaetzle

Serves 6

This is the second post of our Octoberfest and beer is the issue here. Use your favorite for the dish and what your going to drink with the meal. It would also be nice if it were German. My choice was Bechs and I drank Dark Becks with the meal.

2 cups all purpose flour
2 large eggs
¾ cup milk
1 tsp. salt
1 quart beer
¼ cup melted butter
chopped parsley for garnish

Mix flour and salt in a medium bowl. Mix eggs and milk; stir into flour. Bring beer to boil in a large pot. Place a colander with large holes over boiling beer, pour dough into the colander. Press the dough through the holes with a rubber spatula. Cook and stir until spaetzle floats, about 3 or 4 minutes. Drain and toss with melted butter. Garnish with chopped parsley.