In the realm of culinary arts, pasta holds a prominent place, relished by food enthusiasts worldwide. Whether you prefer the delicate flavors of angel hair or the hearty textures of pappardelle, mastering the art of crafting homemade pasta can elevate your culinary skills and create authentic Italian dishes in the comfort of your own kitchen. With the aid of a basic pasta dough machine, you can effortlessly transform simple ingredients into a symphony of flavors and textures. Embark on a delightful journey as we explore the secrets of creating exceptional pasta dough, guiding you through the steps of measuring, mixing, kneading, and rolling, unlocking the boundless possibilities that await you in the world of homemade pasta.
Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!
BASIC PASTA
An easy recipe and simple to double or triple, depending on amount needed. Hope you enjoy!
Provided by Pat
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Yield 3
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- In a medium sized bowl, combine flour and salt. Make a well in the flour, add the slightly beaten egg, and mix. Mixture should form a stiff dough. If needed, stir in 1 to 2 tablespoons water.
- On a lightly floured surface, knead dough for about 3 to 4 minutes. With a pasta machine or by hand roll dough out to desired thinness. Use machine or knife to cut into strips of desired width.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 175.5 calories, Carbohydrate 31.9 g, Cholesterol 62 mg, Fat 2.1 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 6.4 g, SaturatedFat 0.6 g, Sodium 412 mg, Sugar 0.2 g
PASTA DOUGH - BREAD MACHINE
Quick easy and tasty. This is a simple pasta dough that I found, I mixed it in my bread machine even though recipe states use food processor.
Provided by pauldani
Categories Bread Machine
Time 28m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- I just add flour salt oil and eggs to bread machine turn it on to dough setting and let it do the work for 10 minutes then cut into 8 chunks and feed it through the pasta maker.
- Cook in salted boiling water for 3 miutes and serve with your sauce of choice.
- It too simple and the taste is great, very light, best of all most people have everything you need in the kitchen.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 522.6, Fat 17.3, SaturatedFat 3.5, Cholesterol 264.4, Sodium 1833.7, Carbohydrate 72, Fiber 2.5, Sugar 0.7, Protein 17.6
BASIC PASTA DOUGH
Provided by Food Network
Yield about 1 pound or 4 portions
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- On a clean dry work surface, make a mound of the flour and, using your fingers, make a well in the center of the mound. Using a fork, break the shell of the eggs one by one and drop the eggs into the center of the well you made of the flour. With the fork, beat the eggs together. Again using the fork, slowly begin to fold the flour in towards the center of the well to incorporate the flour into the beaten eggs. As you mix the flour with the beaten eggs, it will begin to form a doughy mass. Work this mass using your fingers until it begins to lose its moist and sticky character.
- When the mass begins to feel uniformly dry, begin to work the dough using both hands: kneading with the palms of both hands, pushing from the center of the ball of dough outwards and folding the near edge inwards to begin the kneading cycle again. The kneading stage should take about 10 minutes by hand.
- After the dough has been fully kneaded, it is time to thin the dough into sheets suitable for cutting. A manual pasta machine works wonders at this stage. Cut the ball of dough into three equal pieces. Form these pieces, by hand, into equal rectangular shape to be passed through the rollers of the pasta machine. Set the cylindrical rollers at their widest opening, put a piece of dough in the space between rollers and crank the handle to pass the dough through. As the sheet of pasta comes out the bottom of the rollers it should be set on a dry cotton towel to rest while you begin on the next piece. Repeat the thinning process with the remaining pieces of pasta, thinning and then setting aside, consecutively so that each piece of pasta is equally rolled out. When all the pasta has passed through the first rolling stage, set the machine to the next setting to begin rolling the pasta thinner. Start the rolling process again, beginning with the first piece of dough and continue with the remaining pieces. As each is rolled thinner set it aside and continue onto the next.
- As you return to the first piece of dough, set the cylinders one setting closer. Continue in this fashion until the pasta dough has been rolled out as thinly as possible.
- As the sheets of dough rest, keep them on a cotton towel, to prevent sticking to the work surface. When they are all rolled out you are ready to cut the pasta into the desired shape. They can be cut using the cutting wheels of the rolling machine or by hand using a knife.
EASY HOMEMADE PASTA DOUGH
Consistently great and easy pasta dough. This makes really great homemade linguine or ravioli for a manual pasta machine. If its too sticky, just roll a bit in flour. This recipe makes enough pasta for 24 small raviolis or 4 servings of linguine. Whatever pasta you make should take no more than 4 to 6 minutes to boil.
Provided by pho1962
Categories 100+ Everyday Cooking Recipes
Time 25m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Beat flour, eggs, olive oil, and salt together in a bowl. Add water, 1 teaspoon at a time, to flour mixture until a smooth and very thick dough forms.
- Turn dough out onto a work surface and knead for 10 minutes. Let dough rest for 5 to 10 minutes. Divide dough into 8 balls and use a pasta machine to roll and cut dough into desired pasta shape.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 340.8 calories, Carbohydrate 48 g, Cholesterol 139.5 mg, Fat 11.1 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 11.2 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 635.5 mg, Sugar 0.5 g
BASIC PASTA DOUGH (NO EGG)
This recipe yields the equivalent of about 1-1/2 lbs of dry pasta, and can be used to make 4 dozen raviolis.
Provided by JoeyV
Categories Low Cholesterol
Time 2h
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Put flour in large mixing bowl, making a well in the center.
- Add wet ingredients to well and very slowly mix together with a fork, incorporating only a little flour at a time so it mixes smoothly and evenly. Trust me, the more patient you are with this the better it will turn out.
- Continue kneading by hand for about 10 minutes, let rest for a half hour covered with a towel. Repeat a couple times until dough is smooth and silky, and just slightly sticky.
- Shape by hand or with a machine.
- Note: Boiling fresh pasta takes significantly less time than dry pasta. Depending on the shape, cook for 30 seconds to 2 minutes.
BASIC FRESH PASTA DOUGH
Fresh pasta isn't something to master in one go. It takes time and practice, but it yields dividends. This particular recipe is vastly versatile. It can be made into whole grain pasta, by swapping in 1 cup sifted whole wheat, spelt or farro flour in place of 1 cup all-purpose or 00 flour. Add more egg yolks or water as needed and rest the dough for 1 hour. Or try a green pasta, as in this ravioli verdi: Steam or sauté 6 ounces baby spinach (about 6 cups) until just wilted. Spread it out on a parchment-lined baking sheet, and, when cool, squeeze water out thoroughly, a handful at a time, then chop roughly. Purée with 2 eggs and 1 egg yolk, then use this mixture in place of eggs in the recipe. Or, for something a little different, make an herbed pasta, like this pappardelle, by stirring in 1/2 cup finely chopped parsley, chives, chervil, tarragon, or basil in any combination to the eggs before adding to the flour in the main recipe.
Provided by Samin Nosrat
Categories dinner, lunch, pastas, main course
Time 45m
Yield 4 to 6 servings for cut pasta, 6 to 8 servings for stuffed pasta
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Mound the flour in the center of a large, wide mixing bowl. Dig a well in the center of the mound and add eggs and yolks. Using a fork, beat together the eggs and begin to incorporate the flour, starting with the inner rim of the well. The dough will start to come together in a shaggy mass when about half of the flour is incorporated.
- Use your fingers to continue to mix the dough. Press any loose bits of flour into the mass of dough. If needed, add another egg yolk or a tablespoon of water to absorb all of the flour. Once the dough comes together into a cohesive mass, remove it from the bowl.
- Transfer to a lightly floured surface and knead by hand for 4 to 5 more minutes until the dough is smooth, elastic and uniform in color. Wrap the dough in plastic and set aside for at least 30 minutes (and up to 4 hours) at room temperature.
- Line three baking sheets with parchment paper and lightly dust with semolina flour. Set aside.
- Cut off a quarter of the dough. Rewrap rest, and set aside. Use the heel of your hand to flatten the dough into an oval approximately the same width as your pasta machine, about six inches. Set the rollers to their widest setting and pass the dough through.
- Lay the dough out onto a lightly floured cutting board or countertop and neatly press together into halves, so it's again about the same width of the pasta machine. Feed the pasta through again at the widest setting. Think of these first rollings as an extended kneading. Continue to fold the dough in thirds and roll it until it is smooth, silky and even-textured. Do your best to make the sheet the full width of the machine.
- Once the dough is silky and smooth, you can begin to roll it out more thinly. Roll it once through each of the next two or three settings, adding flour as needed, until the dough is about 1/4-inch thick.
- Once the pasta is about 1/4-inch thick, begin rolling it twice through each setting. As you roll, lightly sprinkle all-purpose or 00 flour on both sides of the pasta to prevent it from sticking to itself.
- Roll out pasta until you can just see the outline of your hand when you hold it under a sheet, about 1/16-inch thick for noodles, or 1/32-inch thick for a filled pasta. (On most machines, you won't make it to the thinnest setting.)
- Cut pasta into sheets, about 12 to 14 inches long. Dust the sheets lightly with semolina flour and stack on one of the prepared baking sheets and cover with a clean, lightly dampened kitchen towel. Repeat with remaining dough.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 197, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 32 grams, Fat 4 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 7 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 28 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams, TransFat 0 grams
Tips:
- Use the right flour: All-purpose flour is a good choice for basic pasta dough, but you can also use bread flour or semolina flour for a chewier texture.
- Use cold water: Cold water will help keep the gluten in the flour from developing too much, which will make the pasta tough. However, do not use ice-cold water, as it is too cold and can make the dough difficult to work with.
- Knead the dough properly: Kneading the dough will help develop the gluten and make the pasta smooth and elastic. Knead the dough for at least 10 minutes, or until it is smooth and elastic. Use a pasta machine to make thin and even sheets of pasta.
- Use a pasta machine: A pasta machine will help you make thin and even sheets of pasta. If you don't have a pasta machine, you can use a rolling pin, but it will be more difficult to get the pasta as thin and even.
- Cook the pasta al dente: Pasta should be cooked al dente, which means it should be firm to the bite. This will prevent the pasta from becoming mushy and overcooked.
Conclusion:
Homemade pasta is a delicious and rewarding experience. By following these tips, you can make perfect pasta every time. Pasta is a versatile dish that can be served with a variety of sauces, toppings, and fillings. It's also a good source of carbohydrates, protein, and fiber. So next time you're looking for a delicious and satisfying meal, give homemade pasta a try.
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