A BASIC RECIPE FOR FRESH EGG PASTA
Simple ingredients and little bit of love is all you need to make your own perfect pasta dough.
Provided by Jamie Oliver
Categories Mains Cook with Jamie Italian Pasta & risotto
Time 1h
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- Place the flour on a board or in a bowl. Make a well in the centre and crack the eggs into it. Beat the eggs with a fork until smooth.
- Using the tips of your fingers, mix the eggs with the flour, incorporating a little at a time, until everything is combined.
- Knead the pieces of dough together - with a bit of work and some love and attention they'll all bind together to give you one big, smooth lump of dough!
- Once you've made your dough you need to knead and work it with your hands to develop the gluten in the flour, otherwise your pasta will be flabby and soft when you cook it, instead of springy and al dente. There's no secret to kneading. You just have to bash the dough about a bit with your hands, squashing it into the table, reshaping it, pulling it, stretching it, squashing it again. It's quite hard work, and after a few minutes it's easy to see why the average Italian grandmother has arms like Frank Bruno! You'll know when to stop - it's when your pasta starts to feel smooth and silky instead of rough and floury.
- Wrap the dough in clingfilm and put it in the fridge to rest for at least 30 minutes - make sure the clingfilm covers it well or it will dry out and go crusty round the edges (this will give you crusty lumps through your pasta when you roll it out, and nobody likes crusty lumps!).
- How to roll your pasta: first of all, if you haven't got a pasta machine it's not the end of the world! All the mammas I met while travelling round Italy rolled pasta with their trusty rolling pins and they wouldn't even consider having a pasta machine in the house! When it comes to rolling, the main problem you'll have is getting the pasta thin enough to work with. It's quite difficult to get a big lump of dough rolled out in one piece, and you need a very long rolling pin to do the job properly. The way around this is to roll lots of small pieces of pasta rather than a few big ones. You'll be rolling your pasta into a more circular shape than the long rectangular shapes you'll get from a machine, but use your head and you'll be all right!
- If using a machine to roll your pasta, make sure it's clamped firmly to a clean work surface before you start (use the longest available work surface you have). If your surface is cluttered with bits of paper, the kettle, the bread bin, the kids' homework and stuff like that, shift all this out of the way for the time being. It won't take a minute, and starting with a clear space to work in will make things much easier, I promise.
- Dust your work surface with some Tipo 00 flour, take a lump of pasta dough the size of a large orange and press it out flat with your fingertips. Set the pasta machine at its widest setting - and roll the lump of pasta dough through it. Lightly dust the pasta with flour if it sticks at all.
- Click the machine down a setting and roll the pasta dough through again. Fold the pasta in half, click the pasta machine back up to the widest setting and roll the dough through again. Repeat this process five or six times. It might seem like you're getting nowhere, but in fact you're working the dough, and once you've folded it and fed it through the rollers a few times, you'll feel the difference. It'll be smooth as silk and this means you're making wicked pasta!
- Now it's time to roll the dough out properly, working it through all the settings on the machine, from the widest down to around the narrowest. Lightly dust both sides of the pasta with a little flour every time you run it through.
- When you've got down to the narrowest setting, to give yourself a tidy sheet of pasta, fold the pasta in half lengthways, then in half again, then in half again once more until you've got a square-ish piece of dough. Turn it 90 degrees and feed it through the machine at the widest setting. As you roll it down through the settings for the last time, you should end up with a lovely rectangular silky sheet of dough with straight sides - just like a real pro! If your dough is a little cracked at the edges, fold it in half just once, click the machine back two settings and feed it through again. That should sort things out.
- Whether you're rolling by hand or by machine you'll need to know when to stop. If you're making pasta like tagliatelle, lasagne or stracchi you'll need to roll the pasta down to between the thickness of a beer mat and a playing card; if you're making a stuffed pasta like ravioli or tortellini, you'll need to roll it down slightly thinner or to the point where you can clearly see your hand or lines of newsprint through it.
- Once you've rolled your pasta the way you want it, you need to shape or cut it straight away. Pasta dries much quicker than you think, so whatever recipe you're doing, don't leave it more than a minute or two before cutting or shaping it. You can lay over a damp clean tea towel which will stop it from drying.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 415 calories, Fat 7 g fat, SaturatedFat 1.7 g saturated fat, Protein 21.1 g protein, Carbohydrate 67.6 g carbohydrate, Sugar 1.5 g sugar, Sodium 0.2 g salt, Fiber 2.6 g fibre
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
QUICK AND EASY FRESH EGG PASTA
An incredibly easy and versatile recipe to make a basic pasta dough.
Provided by Matthew Valleau
Categories 100+ Everyday Cooking Recipes
Time 40m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Mix flour and salt together in a large bowl; push into a mound and make a well in the center. Place egg, water, and olive oil into the well; mix together, slowly incorporating the flour mixture until dough is combined.
- Turn out dough onto a floured work surface; knead until ball forms, 5 to 10 minutes. Divide in half; form into balls. Wrap each dough ball in plastic wrap; rest dough until malleable, about 30 minutes.
- Remove plastic wrap. Roll out dough balls; cut into desired shapes with a knife or pasta roller.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 95.4 calories, Carbohydrate 0.2 g, Cholesterol 93 mg, Fat 9.2 g, Protein 3.1 g, SaturatedFat 1.7 g, Sodium 1198.3 mg, Sugar 0.2 g
BASIC EGG PASTA
Basic egg pasta ready to roll, extrude, or shape into whatever type of noodle you desire. This dough can be mixed by hand or with a stand mixer. Like any flour recipe, the amount of flour required isn't a given. It will change depending on the size of your eggs and the humidity of your region.
Provided by Blerghhh
Categories Everyday Cooking
Time 1h15m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Pile flour onto a work surface and make a small well in the center; place eggs, egg yolks, olive oil, and salt into the well. Gently stir the egg mixture with a fork, gradually drawing in flour until dough comes together.
- Knead dough with hands until smooth and leathery, about 10 minutes.
- Wrap dough in plastic wrap; let rest until malleable, 1 to 2 hours. Remove plastic wrap.
- Cut dough into four pieces; roll out with a rolling pin. Run flattened pieces through a pasta roller to create desired noodle shape.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 72.6 calories, Carbohydrate 0.5 g, Cholesterol 195.4 mg, Fat 5.9 g, Protein 4.5 g, SaturatedFat 1.7 g, Sodium 77.8 mg, Sugar 0.2 g
EASY PASTA WITH EGGS
This has been in our family for as long as I remember. It is truly "comfort" food to me! Easy recipe for those nights when you are too tired to cook a whole dinner, just add a salad or green veggie, and you have a nutritious meal!
Provided by shiple2
Categories Spaghetti
Time 20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Cook pasta to al dente, according to package directions.
- Drain well.
- Add butter to pan, and allow to melt.
- Return drained pasta and mix well with butter.
- In a separate bowl, beat eggs well.
- Add the eggs to pan, and mix well.
- Return to med heat, and stir CONTINUOUSLY, scraping egg from bottom, until eggs are scrambled well and cling to pasta. This step goes very quickly, so watch pot closely.
- Serve immediately.
- To easily clean pan, rinse with COLD water. Empty pan of water, and add a generous portion of SALT, and a dot of dish detergent to pan. Scrub with a scrubbie under cold water until clean. Finish by running under hot water or place pan in dishwasher to disinfect.
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.
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