Homemade pasts beats the pants off the anemic stuff from the store! Try it! We're addicted!
(double for a large family)
1 C spelt flour (try "soft white wheat flour" too. You can even use white flour, it's just not healthy, therefore not worth all the effort to make your own pasta :)
1 C semolina flour (can be bought at any grocery store in the aisle that would carry Bob's Red Mill bagged specialty flours)
2 eggs
1/4 C water
-Mix all ingredients in an s-blade food processor. Process until crumbly.
-Take dough out and hand knead until it is a smooth ball. Knead on a floured (semolina flour) surface. Divide into 4 pieces. Dough should be stiff, not sticky, but not a brick either J. Let rest 5 minutes.
(way #1)
-Roll our dough with a rolling pin until it is thin like pasta.
-Slice with a knife into the shapes you desire for your pasta, it can be as thin and stringy as you like it.
-Boil in water until cooked (takes less time than traditional dried noodles)
-drain and enjoy!
(way #2)
-Use rolling pin to flatten slightly, then run it through pasta machine on setting “1” (the thinnest setting) about 10 times. This is the “kneading process”. Each time it comes through, fold it in half and start again.
-Next run it through 1 time on setting “2”, then once on “3”, then once on “4”. (for a thicker noodle, run it through once on “5”).
-Dust it on one side with semolina flour, and let sit on counter until rest is run through machine. (about 5 minutes).
-Slice into shorter segments (for shorter noodles) then run through on “cutting” side of machine. As soon as they come out, lay them on counter and “fluff” them around in flour until ready to cook.
-Boil in water until cooked (takes less time than dried noodles), drain and enjoy!
-To clean machine, DO NOT USE WATER. Use a stiff brush.
AFTER pasta is cooked, our favorite way to eat it :)
Butter
Minced garlic
Garlic Salt
-After pasta is cooked and drained, pour into skillet with melted butter, minced garlic and garlic salt.
-Saute’ a short time until garlic is white and pasta is all mixed in the “sauce”.
