I love making new things, as you can tell by the numerous new recipes I try every week. I like getting the satisfaction of eating something that took longer than 20 minutes to make. A lot of recipes are geared towards Quick and Easy. I guess I'm old fashioned but I like to take my time (kids prevent this usually). Most of the time my priorities are in other areas - Kids, cleaning, etc., and I don't get the chance too often to take all day to make something.
Yesterday, however, I lucked out. Ryan was in a good mood, Lucas (and Jimmy) were napping. I decided we were going to make PASTA!
My sous chef, Ryan was raring to go on this recipe. He left Cars 2 to help. He's been watching that movie over and over for a week. I'm sick of it.
So here you go. This is an easy recipe but is pretty labor intensive. It took me about 2 hours to get it all hanged to dry.
Put flour, salt, and basil (I used Italian Seasoning) into a large bowl.
Combine egg, water and oil in a separate bowl and pour into a well made in flour bowl.
Stir until combined and then pour onto a (CLEAN) floured surface. Sprinkle the remaining flour around the dough ball and knead it for 8-10 minutes working the in flour.
Let your toddler knead the dough. This keeps them very busy. We took turns every once in a while so I could make sure the flour was getting worked in.
After 10 minutes your dough should look like this!
Wrap loosely and let rest for 10 minutes. Ryan didn't understand this part so I had to tell him the dough was taking a nap and I set a timer.
Cut dough into 4 equal parts and roll each piece out to a 12x12 and 1/16" thick square (ideally...I didn't quite get each piece square or 12x12). I found that lightly flouring the granite counter made it easy to roll out. The dough grabbed on to the counter and I thought it was going to stick but it didn't. If you use a pastry cloth it probably would stick. When I turned the dough over it was really hard to roll out because it was able to slide around from the flour. So just let it stick!
Roll up loosely and slice into 1/8" pieces.
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Unroll each piece gently.
And there you have it. Homemade (herbed) pasta!
You can hang it to dry or place on a wire rack.
This recipe makes about a pound. We used about 1/2 for dinner last night. Homemade alfredo sauce recipe coming soon!
Homemade Pasta
New Better Homes and Gardens Cook Book (2002)
2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. dried basil, marjoram, or sage, crushed (optional)
1/2 tsp. salt
2 beaten eggs
1/3 cup water
1 tsp. cooking oil or olive oil
In a large bowl stir together 2 cups of the flour, the basil, and salt. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture. In a small bowl combine eggs, water, and oil. Add egg mixture to flour mixture; stir to combine.
Sprinkle a clean kneading surface with the remaining 1/3 cup flour. Turn dough out onto floured surface. Knead until dough is smooth and elastic (8-10 minutes). Cover and let the dough rest for 10 minutes.
Divide the dough into 4 equal portions. On lightly floured surface, roll each dough ball into a 12" square, 1/16" thick. Let stand, uncovered for 20 minutes. Cut as desired (1/4" for fettuccine or 1/8" for linguine, 2 1/2" wide for lasagna, or use a pasta machine)
To serve immediately, cook pasta according to chart below.
To store cut pasta, hang it from a pasta-drying rack or clothes hanger, or spread it on a wire cooling rack. Let pasta dry overnight or until completely dry. Place in an airtight container and chill for up to three days. Or dry the pasta for at least 1 hour; place it in a freezer pack and freeze for up to 8 months.
Cooking Guidelines
Use 3 quarts of water for ever 4-8 ounces of pasta. Boil water to a vigorous boil. Add 1 tsp salt and 1 T. olive oil (if desired). Add pasta a little at a time so water does not stop boiling. Reduce heat slightly and boil uncovered, stirring occasionally for the specified time. Test often for doneness near the end of the cooking time. Drain in a colander.
Bow Ties, large or tiny 2-3 minutes
Fettuccine 1 1/2- 2 minutes
Lasagna 2-3 minutes
Linguine 1 1/2 - 2 minutes
Ravioli 7-9 minutes
Tortellini 7-9 minutes
*If homemade pasta is dried or frozen, allow 1-2 minutes more.
Wow... fancy! How did it taste???
ReplyDeleteIt was really good!
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