Homemade Pasta Recipe • Easy Pasta Made from Scratch! | Club Foody

 When it comes to food, we all have our weaknesses. Mine is fresh Baked Bread, Sauces and Pasta… okay perhaps I can extend that list but I’ll do it another time! As I mentioned, pastas are one of them. I find them so versatile because they can be mixed with different types of meat, seafood, vegetables and be combined with a wide variety of sauces… here’s the sauces again! Might as well add the fact that they can also be served with fresh bread as an accompaniment… lol!

 
All right, back to pastas…
Commercial pastas are readily available but if you consider yourself a “foody” (yes with a y), then you simply have to make Homemade Pasta! Here are the reasons why you should roll up your sleeves; it’s fresh and tastes far superior to the ones from the stores. Surprisingly, it’s very easy to make plus it cooks much quicker. Another bonus is you can add delicious and colorful ingredients to the dough like spinach, carrots, Beets and many more.
 
I use either 00 flour or unbleached all-purpose flour, whatever I have on hand. Honestly, both work well as long as you sift them. Some prefer 00 while others don’t see the necessity to buy it and use regular flour. Choose the one you like.
 
Technically when it comes to measuring flour, weighting it is more accurate. I’ve been making Homemade Pasta for many, many years and I go by cups. As a result, many times I have to add a little bit more water to moisten my dough otherwise it’s too dry and crumbly.
 
In the video, I mention chilling the dough for at least a couple of hours but I personally prefer 24 hours. I find that letting the dough rest for that extended time is better because it gives the gluten time to relax so the next day, the dough is easier to handle.
 
Another option is to freeze the dough for later use. The proper way to do this is to form a disk, dust with flour and wrap tightly with plastic wrap before placing in a re-sealable plastic bag. It will keep for up to 4 months. When you take it out from the freezer, place the frozen dough in a bowl leaving it wrapped in cling film and leave it at room temperature. It can take a few hours to thaw out completely before being able to roll it out and cut it.
 
Before I cut my pasta with the machine, I always dust some flour on the dough. This prevents the pasta from sticking together.
 
The afternoon I was filming, we were having Fettuccine alle Vongole one of my favorite dishes from David. When I make this type of pasta, I stop after the #6 setting because I like it thin but stopping at #5 is good too, just a little thicker that’s all. Bigoli resembles a very thick spaghetti so to achieve it, stop at setting #2. Setting #3 is good to make spaghetti chitarra which is similar to tagliolini but thicker. If you’re making egg noodles, scialatielli and lasagna, stop at #4 or 5. When it comes to spaghetti, vermicelli, ravioli or fettuccine, #5 is the perfect setting. At #6 and 7, these settings are good for linguine, lasagnette, tortellini, pappardelle, tagliatelle, mafaldine and tortellini. If you decide to make very thin pasta like angel hair aka capelli d’angelo or tagliolini, stopping at #8 or 9 is the way to go.
 
When freshly made, there are three options; either you use them the same day, you dry them on a pasta drying rack (make sure to separate them) or you freeze them. When drying, if you don’t own one, don’t worry; just place them on the back of a chair or a clothes drying rack.
 
The freezing option… When I decide to make Homemade Pasta, I don’t do a small batch. I usually make different colors/flavors and shapes. For long shaped pastas, I gather them into little nests and place them on a baking sheet lined with wax paper, spacing them before transferring to the freezer. When they’re solid, I place them in individual re-sealable freezer bags according to the shape, color or portion and then back in the freezer. With other shaped pastas such as ravioli, lasagna, orecchiette, farfalle, etc., I place them separately on a baking sheet lined with wax paper, transfer to the freezer and wait until they get solid to place them in re-sealable plastic bags before returning them to the freezer.
 
If Homemade Pasta is on the menu that night, add the freshly made noodles to a large pot with boiling salty water. When the water returns to a boil, cook for 2 to 3 minutes depending on the size and thickness of the pasta. If you froze them, it will take 4 to 5 minutes. If you hang them on the drying rack, it can take anywhere between 4 to 7 minutes depending on the size and thickness.
 
Making Homemade Pasta is a great way to enjoy it even more! The freshness of these noodles made from scratch will elevate any pasta dish. If your partner or children can help you, the process will go faster plus it will be fun to build anticipation for the “splendido” meal you’ll have together later…
Bon Appétit!
 
Check out these other fabulous pasta recipes…
– Fettuccine alle Vongole – Clam Fettuccine
– Spaghetti alla Carbonara
– Creamy Shrimp Linguine
– Spicy Sausage Penne all’Arrabbiata
– Meat Lasagna
– Italian Stuffed Pasta Shells
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