Welcome to my pond - Swim, wade, or sit on the bank

[LittleLakePhil]

Why wait for someday?

Step 1: shop local garage sales or thrift stores for a manual pasta roller and cutter. Mine cost $10 at Salvation Army and has a fettucine cutter. Make sure it has the clamp and crank handle. Clean it, let it dry, and clamp to a work surface with room in front of and behind the roller.

Step 2: Take 2 eggs and blend in 1/2 tsp salt, 2 TBS olive oil and 2 TBS water. Stir in 1 1/4 c semolina flour, or a 50/50 mix of semolina flour and all purpose flour. Mix until it sticks together, then knead, adding a teaspoon of flour as needed, until it is elastic and does not stick to your hands. Wrap in plastic wrap and rest 20 minutes.

Step 3: Unwrap, and pull a fistful of dough. Wrap remaining dough. Flatten dough ball into an oblong and dust lightly with flour. Starting with the thickest setting on the roller, roll out the dough into a strip. If it feels sticky, set it aside on a lightly floured cutting board for a few minutes. Continue rolling until desired thickness is reached, one notch at a time. Mine goes 2-7, I roll 7-6-5-4. Let rest on floured cutting board for 5-10 minutes, until it feels cool and a little dry.

Step 4: Move the handle to the cutter side, and feed the dough through the cutter. You will need three hands for this operation, one to feed, one to pick up the cut noodles, and one to turn the crank. Just alternate between pick up and crank to guide the noodles out flat.

You can dry on wire rack, cookie sheet, cutting board, etc. I use an antique laundry drying rack, or for small batches I use my stainless pot rack. Dry until they are translucent and fragile (completely dry). If in doubt, dry longer. Once fully dry, bag and they have indefinite shelf life.

I"d double like this of a could..... my wife makes home made pasta allot...... she always makes it by hand......cuts and forms it..... she doesn't make anything reall fancy.... but yummy all the way....

 

[LittleLakePhil]

I managed to get some garden work done..... it's getting ready to rain again.....

I hope to get the work on my car done sometime in the next few days

 

[LittleLakePhil]

So I was watching the ball game in San Diego I was surprised... we got DARK around 11..... it wad ny an hour later and it was dark in San Diego.... never realized how much longer our summer days are in the north..... but if course we pay for it in the winter.... when it's dark by 5:30....

 

[WalnutHill]

Thank you! It's going to be awhile before I get the chance to try it, but will let you know how it turns out when I do!

I"d double like this of a could..... my wife makes home made pasta allot...... she always makes it by hand......cuts and forms it..... she doesn't make anything reall fancy.... but yummy all the way....

My grandma did by hand as well, and it's not a bad way to go to try it out or make a small quantity. But I did a pretty big batch today, mixed and kneaded by hand, but that little pasta machine sure does make rolling and cutting go a lot quicker!

 

[bigredshaverhen]

Are you easily offended?

Nope

Sure strip right off swim suits not required in the pond. Don't hurt to be thick skinned though. What kind of rat is that in the picture ????? Never seen a rat like that afore you gonna eat it ?



Must not be Look at that big @SS rat

Lol that rat is actually a meerkat

 

[dan26552]

 

[LittleLakePhil]

My grandma did by hand as well, and it's not a bad way to go to try it out or make a small quantity. But I did a pretty big batch today, mixed and kneaded by hand, but that little pasta machine sure does make rolling and cutting go a lot quicker!

Oh yeah..... my wife only makes small batches.

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Slow night..
......

 

[Alaskan]

Slow is good...as long as it's warm.

 

[pertnear09]

Slow is good...as long as it's warm.

But fast creates friction which in turn creates warmth.