I made pasta… From scratch! It’s something I’ve always wanted to do because I love pasta, (who doesn’t!) but didn’t like not knowing what went into shop bought, So… I took the challenge to make my own healthy alternative. It was surprisingly easy!!!
We did use a pasta machine purely because we bought one with with some vouchers I won from John Lewis but with a little patience you could roll it out with a rolling pin. Using the pasta machine did make it incredibly easy so if you can get one cheap I’d recommend it! This is the one I used:
Ingredients for the pasta:
200g 00 flour (we got ours in Asda)
100g wholewheat flour
3 eggs
What you need to do:
Sieve both types of flour into a big bowl.
Discard any bits that don’t fit through the sieve… You don’t want those in your dough!
Make a well in the middle of the flour and crack your eggs into the centre.
Using a fork mix the eggs and slowly bring in the flour from around the outside.
When it gets too thick to mix with a fork, turn the couch mixture out on to the side and kneed with your hands until it all comes together.
Cover with cling film and pop it in the fridge to cool/rest.
So now it’s time to roll out the pasta!
I cut the pasta into two smaller chunks to make it easier to pass through the pasta machine. Start off on the largest setting to roll the dough to a flat sheet.
Gradually change the machine so the dough becomes thinner.
We found that it was the perfect thickness when you were able to see your hand through the dough like this…
(This was on number 6 on our pasta machine)
We found that it was better to cut the sheets after rolling to be able to make it more manageable because it makes them very long… However if you wanted to make spaghetti and linguini you probably don’t want to do that.
Once your is rolled its time to decide what type of pasta you would like!
Another benefit to investing in a pasta machine is they often come with cutters! Perfect for spaghetti and linguine!
Once cut cooking the pasta is a breeze! Simply drop in boiling water for around 5 minutes and drain!
To make the full dish pictured please click here!
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