Anyone here make their own pasta?

smiles302

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boSyVjkf4to

Link: Pasta Making

Does anyone here make their own pasta without a machine?

I really want to try it. Might do tomorrow. Any tips/hints? Anyone know if you *have* to leave it to dry out or can you just cook it right away?

I dunno how to make the youtube video work... but the link should work.

olaola

I've made my own without a machine, Roma make a pizza/pasta flour and the dough is very successful. Just be careful to flour EVERYTHING or else it will stick to all and sundry.

ArthurG

I'm on a low carb thing at the moment, so am keeping the old pasta consumption down to a minimum, but will maybe have it once a month as a treat.

I like making my own (think its typically something like 100g type 0 flour and 1 egg per person (or double if you're hungry!!) - it may be purely in my mind but i think the stuff you make yourself is heads and shoulders above even the fresh stuf you get in bags in the supermarket - i find that tends to be kind of slimey when cooked.

I use a machine, so can't offer any tips on manually rolling, however 3 things that might be of interest:

1) Leave the pasta wrapped in cling film in the fridge for at least 30 minutes - rolling it out before it rests and get really elastic can be a nightmare

2) As the above poster says, use plenty of flour to stop the individual pieces sticking together

3) I cook it within minutes of cutting it, and have had no problems

Good luck!

smiles302

I'd definitely agree. I've lost a bit of weight after starting to make my own bread and pizza bases. And it tastes nicer.

Win win all round =D

Thanks for the tips. I'll let ye know how rolling it out with a rolling pin goes.