Homemade pasta

[farmermom]

As my son got me the pasta machine I'd requested for Christmas, now I need to make some pasta! I have hard red wheat and soft white wheat--also all-purpose flour. I'm planning on egg noodles--primarily because we have rib roast bone soup on the stove. Noodles would be nice.
Does anyone have any advice or suggestions? I've never done it. Never seen it done. Thanks.

[Summerthyme]

I'd start with all purpose flour... makes a little easier-to-handle dough at first. You can graduate to whole wheat, etc later. For real "pasta" (ie: spaghetti or other commercial pastas) you need durham wheat... a very different type wheat. But you can make great egg noodles from plain flour.

Here is a good, basic recipe to start with:
http://www.food.com/recipe/delicious...-noodles-95311

Have fun!

Summerthyme

[liteluvr]

What Summer said....

For true 'pasta', you need the hard durham or semolina flour, both of which should be easily found at your grocery store.

Also, keep in mind, that you can dry that pasta for later use..... great prepper item.

[Birdlady]

Dunno which machine you have, but this is a video showing "how", step by step.
Good luck! (He used rice flour to keep it from asticking, but I've used regular AP flour.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9LHk0AJI7U

[therosery]

What Summer said....

For true 'pasta', you need the hard durham or semolina flour, both of which should be easily found at your grocery store.

Also, keep in mind, that you can dry that pasta for later use..... great prepper item.

I was always told to make a mix of half semolina and half regular flour for the best pasta. I've got a new one, too and need to try it out..rosie

[Bad Hand]

I bought a pasta machine brand new in the box at the thrift store for $5.