Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Store bought pasta? Not never we say..

When it comes to food in general, any good cook, or simply anyone with common sense would know that fresh is always best. Whether is pork from a nearby farm, strawberries from Plant City Florida, oranges from a mile away. You want the best flavor out of something? Then eat it at its freshest state, at it's peak of flavor.

In this instance, we are referring to pasta. Yes, we are aware that you could easily purchase boxed ready to cook pasta, but why should we? We love food, and we personally love to make things by hand. You can too, and you would actually be surprised how easy it is to make your favorite pastas right at home. So don't be afraid to get your hands dirty and give it a shot, your hard work will be rewarded with a soft, delicate pasta that will make u hesitate purchasing it again. We hope.

Quick Pasta Recipe

1lb. Dry mix ( half all purpose flour, half semolina flour )
1cp. Egg yolks
S&p To taste

Place all dry ingredients in mixing bowl.
Mix with a paddle on slow speed, and slowly add the egg yolks.
Dough should come together when squeezed with hand.
Knead into a smooth ball, and let rest covered in plastic wrap for 20-30min.
At this point you can either go into the pasta attachment of your mixer, or roll our with your standard rolling pin.

Use this recipe to make raviolis, fettuccine, pappardele, lasagna, cannelloni even.








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