First attempts at making pasta
Oct. 5th, 2008 06:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gemfyreThe bread machine comes with one pasta recipe, and it doesn't involve eggs, just water. Pah to that I said, and found a few recipes, deciding on one that consisted of flour (I bought 00 flour for the purpose), eggs and a tad of oil.
Hah, bread machine didn't mix it all properly did it? So I turned it out and kneaded it myself for a bit and it felt awfully dry, so I got daring and added a smidge of water and then it stuck to itself a bit better.
Turning the dough into pasta was a million times easier (and tidier!) than I expected. Making pastry is hell but pasta is a cinch. I can see much fresh pasta in the future - and no more worrying if I have lasange sheets in the cupboard!
The pasta extruder I bought makes different thicknesses of flat pasta - but also has an attachment to make fettucine and spaghetti! It's made of awesome.
My fettucine for tonight looks great. Let's hope I cook it properly and it isn't like eating glue!
Hah, bread machine didn't mix it all properly did it? So I turned it out and kneaded it myself for a bit and it felt awfully dry, so I got daring and added a smidge of water and then it stuck to itself a bit better.
Turning the dough into pasta was a million times easier (and tidier!) than I expected. Making pastry is hell but pasta is a cinch. I can see much fresh pasta in the future - and no more worrying if I have lasange sheets in the cupboard!
The pasta extruder I bought makes different thicknesses of flat pasta - but also has an attachment to make fettucine and spaghetti! It's made of awesome.
My fettucine for tonight looks great. Let's hope I cook it properly and it isn't like eating glue!
