Today
I am having my first go at making pasta from raw ingredients - this could prove to be the worst or the best.....
( social hand grenade I was a lurker before you were a lurker, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 16:03, 10 replies)

Tips
- After forming and kneading your dough, cling film it and put it in the fridge for at least 20-30 minutes.

- After rolling your dough into sheets (a machine is awesome for this, well worth it) hang it to dry over the back of a chair or on a clothes airer for about 15 minutes or so.

- After cutting the pasta toss in a little semolina to help stop it sticking together.
(ThatNiceMan thought he was being funny, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 16:51, closed)

Done
the clingfilm bit, but I didn't do the fridge. Not got a machine so plenty of rolling pin work. I've used a rolling pizza cutter to make it into linguine shape. No semolina either...
It'll be devoured in about half an hour - here's hoping.

Cheers for the tips.
( social hand grenade I was a lurker before you were a lurker, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 17:00, closed)

Flour
Will do.

Don't put oil in your water, either. It's a waste.

I found your own pasta even when it's "ok" is as good, if not better than the shop stuff. Definitely well worth putting the practice in. You can freeze the dough, too.
(ThatNiceMan thought he was being funny, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 17:10, closed)

Just
had it with a sun-dried tomato sauce, very nice. Might have benefited from another minute in the pan as it was on the firm side of al dente.

And there's some left for me and the missus to have tomorrow. Creamy mushroom and ham sauce tomorrow - with a pitta bread to mop up.
( social hand grenade I was a lurker before you were a lurker, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 18:34, closed)

Sounds nom-worthy.
As long as you made the "worth persevering" category then it's all good. :)

If you didn't cook it all in one go then your pasta will go grey and a bit manky in the fridge.
(ThatNiceMan thought he was being funny, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 20:19, closed)

I don't mean to piss on your tagliatelle
But I can't think of a less interesting thing to make from scratch than pasta
(TheManWithThePlan cussed your mum on, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 23:14, closed)

No worries.
Fresh pasta made from scratch pisses all over your opinion.
( Pig Bodine., Thu 2 Jun 2011, 0:27, closed)

Ooooh it burns, it burns
Now fuck off back into the kitchen
(TheManWithThePlan cussed your mum on, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 9:40, closed)

Not with that attitude.
You can make your own ruddy dinner.
( Pig Bodine., Thu 2 Jun 2011, 12:28, closed)

I've
got a blob of jet-black pasta-dough Saran-wrapped in my fridge, flavoured with the tiniest dab of cuttlefish sepia ink.

I'm usually not one for letting appearance interfere with a good meal's appraisal, but just the sight of it makes me salivate.
(Phaedron Dizzying epiphanies from the bottom of my pint., Thu 2 Jun 2011, 7:45, closed)