All pasta really is is flour and egg. The hard part is getting it to the right consistency and texture. After mixing the flour and the egg together and letting it sit in the fridge for a half hour, we started sending the dough through the pasta press machine (not sure what it is actually called). This makes the dough into a long, thin strip, and after a few times the dough becomes elastic - it's pasta! Then you can do whatever sort of shaping you want. We made some lasagna (long, thick strips), tagliatelle (like linguine), and capoletti (like tortellini filled with a pumpkin/ricotta puree). I was so happy with the finished product! And of course, it tasted delicious.
The dough
Making i capoletti
Finished product!
Makes me miss the leisurely walks through Whole Foods. I think I'll stick with the small markets in town from now on. :) Ciao!
Learn Italian
fare la spesa - to go shopping
fare un giro - to take a tour
prendere in giro - to tease
very cool :)
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