Learning to Make Pasta
“Life is a combination of magic and pasta.”
~ Federico Fellini, Italian Film Director
We are greatly enjoying all of the skills we’ve been practicing and (sometimes) mastering.
Today we tried yet another new act of creation using our (worth every penny!) Green Star Juicer. We’ve already made fantabulous fresh juices and amazingly simple seed crackers…now on to pasta!
First the recipe:
3 cups whole wheat or all-purpose flour
1 cup buckwheat flour
2 tbs olive oil
5 medium eggs
1 tbs sea salt
water as needed
optional: carrot juice for color or fresh garlic and basil for added taste
Instructions:
1. Simply mix all ingredients in a bowl, knead by hand and add extra flour or water as needed to get a smooth, damp dough that it doesn’t stick to anything…with pasta, it is always best to err on the side of drier rather than wetter dough.
2. Wrap in cling film or Ziploc bag for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
3. Process through a juicer, pasta maker or roller.
4. Boil and enjoy!
We had a blast mixing it all up nice and sticky and also squeezing it through our, pre-oiled, juicer with pasta screen attachment.
The eating went well, but remember that fresh pasta cooks FAST. Two to three minutes maximum, honest!
Delicious, if we do say so ourselves. ;-)