Cómo hacer pasta casera fácil con y sin tu KitchenAid

Ingredientes

• 300 g “00” Flour
• 100 g semolina
• 4 eggs
• water
• sea salt to salt the pasta water

Preparación

1. 1

   Assemble your stand mixer with the large bowl and a dough hook attached.

2. 2

   In the bowl, combine the pasta flour and semolina. Make a well in the center of the flour and add the eggs. Turn your mixer onto speed 1 until the three ingredients are combined and starting to bind together. If you need a splash of water or two to aid this process, then go for it.

3. 3

   Once the dough is starting to form, increase the speed to 2 and knead the dough into a ball.

4. 4

   Knead the dough for 2-3 minutes. Remove the bowl from the mixer. Cover with plastic wrap and leave to rest for at least 1 hour.

5. 5

   Always start with the pasta roller attachment in the widest setting (mine is 0). Divide the dough into manageable chunks, and shape it into a ball. Then squish that ball of dough a bit to help the pasta machine catch the dough. Feed each dough ball through the pasta roller. After each feed, decrease the width of the pasta roller functions, working from 0 up to 9 (or as thin as you would like it). If you at any stage make an error feeding the dough through, just start again (the bonus of pasta dough!)

6. 6

   Once you have fed all your pasta through the thinnest KitchenAid attachment setting, change over to a fettuccine attachment and feed each sheet of pasta through. Voila! Fettucine!

7. 7

   You may want to dry your pasta at this point. To do so, hang individual pieces (make sure they are not touching!) over a pasta drying rack. Leave to dry for half an hour before cooking with.

8. 8

   Drop your pasta pieces into a pot of salted water on a rolling boil. Cook for 3-4 minutes or till al dente. Have a taste to check it’s cooked and strain the pasta. Add to your favorite sauce, or serve simply with a little olive oil and freshly grated parmesan.