This may come as a surprise, but making your own fresh pasta is a lot easier than you think! And no, you don’t need an expensive KitchenAid for the endeavor — just some semolina flour, eggs, and a rolling pin. Oh and wine, lots of wine!
I learned this first-hand when I took Bellina Alimentari’s filled pasta-making class. Check out the full process in the pics below and sign yourself up for a class!
It’s super hands-on, which means you participate in every step of the process, and dinner is included — you eat what you make! Plus, you get to take home a ball of freshly made pasta dough to practice your awesome new skills the following night.
You can find the full list of upcoming classes here.
Butternut squash-stuffed ravioli with sage, walnut and brown butter:
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| Start with a 1:1 mixture of white and semolina flour (100g each) and 1 egg per 100g flour |
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| After making a dome with your flour, pour the eggs into the center and begin to mix it all together (c) Andrew Thomas Lee |
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| Mix and kneed with the palm of your hand until you have a round non-sticky ball of dough and let sit for 30 minutes |
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| Now it's time to roll the dough out! You can use a fancy machine or a plain ole' rolling pin |
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| If using the machine, keep running it through until the dough reaches the desired texture -- not too thick, but not too thin |
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| You should end up with a realllllly long ribbon of dough! Now, just cut into squares with a knife |
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| Place one square of dough ribbon onto a ravioli mold and gently press it into the cups |
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| Stuff with your favorite filling! The chef prepared a butternut squash filling with goat cheese for us |
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| Place a second sheet of pasta ribbon on top of the filled cups, seal with egg, and roll the pin to cut out individual ravioli |
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| TA-DA! Homemade ravioli! |
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| If you prefer not to use a mold, you can stuff and cut the ravioli by hand |
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| Fresh pasta cooks very quickly, in 3-4 minutes, so start your sauce first |
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| Buon appetito! |
I meant it when I said you don't need fancy/expensive equipment to make pasta from scratch, but it does make the process easier. If you're looking for some recommendations, here are my favorite must-haves:
