Well ring in the new year with a challenge! I’m starting a new series with “advanced” or as I like to think of it as “next step” food storage. In this post, I’ll cover pasta making. It’s actually quite fun, tasty, and exciting to experiment with noodle making (think of the possibilities-spinach noodles, tomato noodles, etc.) Not to mention you can add wheat flour to them for a fraction of what you’ll pay in the store for “whole grain pasta,” be rotating through your food storage, and becoming more self reliant. But, the best part is, kids LOVE to help! I did this video at my parent’s house and my nieces and nephews (though not in the video) were fighting over who got to roll the next noodles. So give it a try, you’ll be pleasantly surprised-and using more of that food storage of yours!
Pasta Making: Part One (making the dough)
Pasta Making: Part Two (rolling and cooking with the dough)
Basic Pasta Making Recipe
1 egg (2 T. dry egg powder + 2 T. water)
2 T. milk (scant 1/2 t. dry milk powder + 2 T. water)
1/2 c. white wheat flour
1/2 c. all-purpose flour
Stir ingredients together in bowl. Using hands, knead dough until a hard ball of dough forms. (If dough is too dry slowly add water in SMALL amounts-a couple drops at a time.) Allow dough to rest, covered with a damp paper towel for 10 minutes. Roll in pasta maker according to pasta maker directions.
loved it!
Thank you so much! I just got a pasta machine for Christmas and am dying to try it out, but didn't know where to start! HUGE HELP!! Thanks a ton!!
Thank you! I have been making my own noodles for about a year now but I find it difficult to explain how to my relatives who live far away. Now I can just send them the link. I make my noodles exactly the same way! 🙂
I just found your site through a search for a quick recipe that uses dehydrated apples, and I LOVE all your stuff and ideas. I'm so glad I found you! Thanks.
Crystal,
Great post! I've always wanted to try making my own pasta! Just wondering, though, how much pasta does your recipe make? (ie how many servings?)
Thanks!
Wow – Crystal – you are ambitious….I love fresh pasta products. But I know myself, I don't have that much courage to make it myself (I still struggle with pie crust)
Looking forward to the other New Year posts!!
Have you tried the KithenAid pasta maker? I'm debating on either getting the attatchement or one like you have.
I am so excited to see this! I tried homemade ravioli's last week and my family loved them! I don't have a pasta machine and don't want to invest until I know if this is something that I really want to keep working with. Thanks for the tips on what to look for, maybe one will show up for Mother's Day!
So, can you then dehydrate them?
Yes, you can dry them on a noodle rack after this.
I have it and I LOVE it. It frees up your hands (you don't have to crank it because the machine is doing the work). One hand to feed the noodles and one hand to catch them.
I have it and I LOVE it. It frees up your hands (you don't have to crank it because the machine is doing the work). One hand to feed the noodles and one hand to catch them.
Finally got my pasta machine – am ready to try homemade pasta noodles. Have a question though –
In the printed recipe on the blog, for the powdered milk, you list a scant 1/2 t (meaning teaspoon) – BUT – in the video you say, scant 1/2 tablespoon.
Could you clarify. Thanks!! :o)
I made pickles myself several times over the years, but they were nothing special. In fact, pickles from the store were better. I thought, if only I knew how he made them, I could make my own. But I was sure he would not give out his recipe since he made his living selling them. So, I never asked.