Friday, April 22, 2011

Pasta!

A while back I decided to try to make pasta from scratch, so I looked up some things online, apron-ed up, and gave it a shot.
Tea towel and twine turned into an improvised apron.
Online I found a recipe saying that one large egg and around 3/4 cup flour and a dash of salt make enough pasta for one person.
Flour! I think 3/4 cup or so...

Egg!

Mix! A lot. Also, I think I might have
sprinkled in some extra flour.
Knead! A lot. Until it the dough becomes really elastic.
Also, make sure you put down flour before you do.
Roll out the dough as thin as possible.
Then fold it in half and do it again.
This is what the internet said to do.

The internet also said adding finely chopped basil or rosemary
before the folding and re-rolling makes for tasty pasta.

ALSO: Any dough you're not working with,
or noodles you're waiting to cook,
should be kept on/under a moist towel,
otherwise they dry out REALLY FAST.


Cook in boiling water for a few minutes, and voila!

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