How to Make Homemade Egg Noodles

By Sho @ Hungry for Thai on Apr 14th 2025

Making egg noodles from scratch might sound like a job for the pros, but guess what? You don’t need any fancy equipment — just your hands, six simple ingredients, and a little noodle love!

How to Make Noodles at Home from Scratch

These homemade egg noodles are perfectly chewy, slightly springy, and have that irresistible egg aroma.

Once you try these, you may never go back to store-bought again!

There’s nothing like the taste and texture of fresh homemade egg noodles.

These springy, golden strands are perfect for soups, stir-fries, or just slurping up with your favorite sauce.

If you’ve never made noodles from scratch, don’t worry — it’s easier than you think (and super satisfying too)! Let’s dive in 🍜

What You’ll Need

• Topioca Flour – This is our anti-clump hero! It keeps the noodles silky and helps prevent them from sticking together.
• Bread Flour – Our strong and sturdy base. Bread flour gives the noodles that signature chewy bite.
• Eggs – The golden stars 🌟. Eggs add richness, color, and structure to the dough.
• Water – Just enough to bring everything together. We’ll add it slowly to get the perfect dough texture.
• Salt – Brings out the flavors and gives the dough some personality 😉
• Baked Baking Soda – This acts like kansui (alkaline water), giving the noodles their chewy texture and slight yellow hue.

✨ Note: To “bake” baking soda, simply spread it on a baking tray and bake at 250°F (120°C) for about an hour. It becomes more alkaline — just what we need for that classic egg noodle texture!

Why You’ll Love This Homemade Egg Noodles Recipe 🩷

• No machine needed – Hand-kneaded and rolled the old-fashioned way.
• Chewy and springy – Just like traditional Chinese egg noodles.
• Doesn’t stick when cooked – These noodles separate beautifully in boiling water.
• Made with pantry staples – No hard-to-find ingredients here.
• Better than store-bought – Especially when you want that fresh, homemade flavor.

How to Make Homemade Egg Noodles

1. Combine bread flour and tapioca flour in a bowl.
2. Beat eggs, sal and baked baking soda. Pour into the flour and mix.
3. Slowly water (or as needed) until dough forms.
4. Knead for 15 mins. Cover and rest 30 mins.
5. Knead again 10 mins, rest another 30 mins.
6. Divide dough. Flatten slightly. Roll from thick to thin (setting 1 to 5–8).
7. Cut into noodles. Dust with tapioca flour/ potato starch to prevent sticking.
8. Use fresh or rest at room temp (covered) up to 24 hrs.

What to Serve With Homemade Egg Noodles

Looking for the perfect sides to round out your meal? Here are some tasty ideas:

🥗 Starter: Thai Papaya Salad (Som Tum)

🥩 Main Course: Noodles Soup, Wonton Soups, Khoa Soi or Roasted Duck (Ped Yang)

🍛 Side Dish: Stir-Fried Vegetables

🍰 Dessert: Thai Mango Sticky Rice or Coconut Jelly

How to Cook Egg Noodles

To cook fresh egg noodles, bring a pot of water to a boil. Drop in the noodles and cook for 3-5 minutes.

Fresh noodles cook fast, so don’t walk away! (depends on amount you cook)

Once done, rinse under cold water to stop the cooking and keep them bouncy.

Now you’re ready to toss them in sauce or drop them into soup!

These noodles are yellow, springy, and usually made with wheat flour and eggs, giving them a rich flavor and chewy texture. They’re super popular in Thai cuisine and used in dishes like:

• บะหมี่แห้ง (Ba Mee Haeng) – dry egg noodles with toppings like BBQ pork (หมูแดง), wontons, or crispy pork belly
• บะหมี่น้ำ (Ba Mee Nam) – egg noodles in a clear broth with similar toppings
• บะหมี่เป็ดย่าง (Ba Mee Ped Yang) – egg noodles with roasted duck
• ข้าวซอย (Khao Soi) - A Northern Thai curry noodle soup known for its rich coconut curry broth and a mix of boiled and crispy egg noodles. The egg noodles are a must-have ingredient to make it authentic!
• Sometimes stir-fried into dishes like บะหมี่ผัดซีอิ๊ว (Ba Mee Pad See Ew) too

They can be bought fresh or dried, and they cook super fast — just a quick blanch in boiling water is usually enough.

I absolutely love noodles! I could eat them every day.

In Thailand, we have such a wide variety of noodles, and egg noodles are one of the most versatile options.

You can use them to make so many dishes like dry noodles, soup noodles, spicy noodles (Tom Yum), Wonton noodles, or even Khao Soi.

They’re also perfect for stir-fried dishes like Pad See Ew.

Making noodles from scratch is surprisingly simple, and it adds that special homemade touch to any meal.

Let me walk you through how to make them!