Laura007 Posted December 28, 2006 Author Share Posted December 28, 2006 3 1/2 oz flour 1 egg or 100g flour 1 egg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppet81 Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Watching this thread with interest. Please let us know how you all go on? I have a pasta machine but my first attempts were not too succesful Please feel free to inspire me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 I bought OH a pasta maker for Christmas (he does enjoy cooking ). Just need to try it out now - glad it can be done with just flour and water as we only have 1 egg left and no more in sight What proportions do you need if you are doing just pasta flour and water then? Erm...he doesn't say! Maybe flour and water pasta is harder to make at home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley H Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 check this out - it has pictures if you scroll down...I am just being nosey and skiving at work... http://cook.dannemann.org.uk/cooking/sidedishes/pasta/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 That's a really good article LH - it shows how 'odd' the pasta looks at the beginning! As I said earlier, I make mine with ordinary Spelt Flour and have no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 What a great site, LesleyH! It's very helpful to have such clear illustrations. Don't work too hard today - it's still holiday time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 Brilliant site - thanks for that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellekatz Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 excellent pictures! Pasta for New Years day lunch is on now, especially as we have had 5 eggs in the last 2 days so if it goes wrong first attempt we can try again!! I think I must be a visual learner - it all makes so much more sense now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 So anyone ready to give feedback yet?? My attempt was part success , part disaster! Easy enough to make and to use the pasta machine, and the pasta did taste nice using just normal flour and eggs. But as I cut mine, I laid it onto a tea towel. And wherever it touched another piece, it stuck together again! So I ended up with pasta lumps rather than tagliatelle! Very tasty though, and I'm sure the chooks will love the leftovers tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 So anyone ready to give feedback yet?? My attempt was part success , part disaster! Easy enough to make and to use the pasta machine, and the pasta did taste nice using just normal flour and eggs. But as I cut mine, I laid it onto a tea towel. And wherever it touched another piece, it stuck together again! So I ended up with pasta lumps rather than tagliatelle! Very tasty though, and I'm sure the chooks will love the leftovers tomorrow! You need a broom handle Snowy - balance it across something and drape each handful of pasta over it as you remove it from the machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 <<<<< Joe's brother bought us a pasta maker for Christmas as he got one and it's great! The little clamp to secure it to the worktop was cross threaded and I couldn't work it free so I took it back to John Lewis to swop it today. Got the new one home and the free spinning handle end thingy is not attached to the handle and is broken so I have to go back again tomorrow to swop this one over!! I still haven't been able to make my own pasta yet and it's been over a week!! A xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Oh dear Andrew Better luck tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 I shan't be thinking about making pasta tomorrow Getting my new toy to play with! best be off to bed, got to be up at 5 to get ready for work! A xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Oh dear! That's like giving a child a toy, then taking it away We always used to drape the pasta over a piece of dowel that we kept in the kitchen for that purpose, it worked fine and it dried quickly hanging in the air. I'd love a pasta machine, but don't really have the space in my kitchen to keep it I think I'll stick to the Seeds of Change organic pasta - that's yummy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Yes I think I'll have to try the broom stick/dowelling next time. Sounds like lasagne sheets would be easier though. Good news is that OH (the one who doesn't like pasta ) does like it home made (providing it doesn't come out in lumps ), so I must give it another go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellekatz Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 We did make pasta for New Year - used the recipe in OH's pasta maker book which used pasta flour, eggs, olive oil and a pinch of salt. First lot was suposed to be thrown according to the book (something to do with it being a new machine) so I cooked that for the girls (no point in wasting it!!) Then we made taglietelle - and dried it on a line of string stretched across the kitchen. It was pretty good though It didnt cut too well , next time I think I will try it one stage thicker. Other than that I would definitely use it again so gets the thumbs up from me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Just thought I'd let you know that they shred paper too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
