It’s stupid easy.
300g flour
2 whole eggs + 2 yolks and enough water to bring it to 185g
1 tbs salt
I use either organic all purpose or King Arthur all purpose flour and fine sea salt.
Food processor method:
Put the dry in your food processor And pulse to mix
Add the wet and blend till it forms a ball
Remove the dough and any remaining bits of flour And work it into a ball
Turn on to a lightly floured surface and knead for about 10 minutes until its smooth and elastic. Don’t skimp on the kneading process. It’s the most important step.
Cover with plastic wrap and let rest for 20 min to 3 hours. Nothing critical here. Just want to give the glutens a chance to relax a bit.
Divide the ball into 4 pieces and work with one at a time keeping the others wrapped so they don’t dry out.
Now comes the fun part! Really....its a lot of fun!
Form the first ball into a sort of square shape and start rolling out out. You can do this by hand but, I’d suggest a pasta roller. I have the Kitchenaid attachment and its wonderful.
Keep some flour handy to lightly dust the sheets as they are rolled to your desired thickness. I lay mine out on parchment paper and cookie sheets as I’m working and use a fine strainer with flour to dust them and keep them from sticking.
Once you’ve rolled out all your sheets its up to you what you do with then. I have a Fettuccine and spaghetti cutter for my KA. But the possibilities for pasta are endless. Last night i made ribbon pasta with a little pastry roller. I also use that roller for raviolis or Agnolotti.
With the KA and attachments it takes me about 40 minutes to make up 3 meals worth of pasta. A hand roller would take a bit longer. Ive rolled it out with a pin as well and its not difficult at all if you work with smaller sheets.
This recipe is from Helen Rennie. After a ton of trial and error and hours of watching videos, this tutorial was an epiphany.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_fu5RaXMVkAfter watching it I went out and bought a food processor and digital kitchen scale. And never looked back.
All this said, don’t forget that you can flavor pasta as well. Garlic Basil is one of our favs. You’re a really good cook DD. MAKE SOME PASTA!
Rg
