October 22, 2022 - 8:21am
Handmade Pasta - a definitive guide
This video is a definitive, easy to follow guide for homemade pasta. If followed precisely, success is almost (most certainly) a guarantee. According to my family nothing store bought can compare. IMO, well worth the effort…
Ingredients-
300g Pasta Flour
185 Liquid (2 large eggs, 3 yolks, & a little water to make 185g)
5.7 grams salt
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I have been intrigued by this in the past. Often my need to balance carb intake with an appetite for fresh sourdough has put pasta making on the back burner. 😁 Still, Christmas is coming. What brand/type of pasta press did you invest in?
I use a Marcato Atlas hand crank (which is nearly indistinguishable from Dan's Imperia model), and it works great. Definitely check the local used marketplaces in your area. I find these things in my area regularly going for $25 or less. In fact, I picked up another one for one of my daughters just this week from a CL post.....$25, in great condition. I broke it down completely yesterday, and all it needed was some new lubricant in the gears to be perfect.
R
Good tip, thanks!
I have usedTHIS MACHINE for years. Machine of this type works well. The author of the video likes the Kitchenaid attachment. You could use a rolling pin but it would’ve difficult to get the dough very thin.
Dan, I watched several of her videos as I was dialing in my pasta making, and she has great info/tips! I have since modified my pasta dough recipe to my liking (lower hydration for one), and, agree that nothing really compares to freshly made pasta! HERE is a batch I posted a while back where I used some tomato paste to color it up a bit. Lots of fun stuff to play with when it comes to pasta (my latest is homemade wonton wrappers for potstickers!) :) The pasta roller makes dough preparation WAY easier (for me) than the traditional Chinese method that uses a small dowel/rolling pin. :)
R
works really well for both pasta and pierogi’s. pasta, like yogurt is one of those things that I just don’t understand why people buy store bought when it is so easy to do it yourself.
Now that is a comparison I can relate to, lol. I don't always make yogurt, in part because I tend to be a bit inconsistent in using it. But it is definitely preferable. I will look more seriously at making pasta, even if (like my yogurt consumption) it's on an intermittent basis.
Thanks!
Mary
I gave my old hand crank pasta machine to my son, and bought the attachment for the Kitchenaid. It's brilliant.
As for yogurt, I do buy it, because there are just so many things that I can be inspired to make myself and yogurt is one of the few things I can safely purchase. (I'm allergic to corn...it's in everything) I also don't eat it consistently enough. I am wondering though, how long will homemade yogurt store in the fridge?
I make 1/2 gal of milk at a time. Makes a quart of whey which I use in place of water in bread and a quart of Greek yogurt which has never needed to last more than two weeks ;o).