Have you always wanted to make your own pasta but was discouraged by all the supposed needed equipment ? Turns out you can easily make your own homemade pasta with your hands, flour, water and a bit of good old elbow grease ! Do I sound like your grandpa yet?
This is an easy vegan homemade pasta recipe. Just cut the dough the size you want your pasta to be and you’re all set for linguine, pappardelle, fettuccine or whatever you want to call your noodle size *wink wink*
This recipe is perfect to:
- Fulfil your pasta cravings
- Share on a romantic date (Lady and the tramp style)
- Feel like you’ve actually made that plate of pasta from scratch
- Post your cooking skills on instagram #homemade
- Netflix, pasta & vino
Homemade Vegan Pasta Noodles: Linguine, Pappardelle or Fettuccine.
Servings 2 servings
Equipment
- Rolling pin
Ingredients
- 150 g all-purpose flour
- 75-100 g lukewarm water
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp olive oil
- Pinch of turmeric optional, for coloring
- Extra flour for rolling
Instructions
- Add flour, salt and turmeric to a bowl. Whisk together until combined. Push the flour to the sides
- of the bowl, making a hole in the middle.
- Pour 75ml of water and olive oil into the “hole”.
- Mix together with a fork and then with your hands. Start kneading the dough. If it’s too crumbly,
- slowly add more water until you can form a ball, without it crumbling or sticking to your fingers.
- Knead the dough for about 5-10 mins or until it’s smooth and doesn’t stick or crumble in your hands anymore.* Let it sit for 20 minutes, covered by a damp towel.
- Split the dough in half, put one half back under the towel.
- On a lightly floured surface, use a rolling pin to make the dough as flat possible and shape it as a rectangle. Make it as flat as you want your pasta to be.
- Add flour if the dough sticks to the surface or to your hands. When it's thin enough, sprinkle a little flour on the top and gently roll it into a log – cut the log into equal discs. This is how wide the pasta will be, so just go with your own preference – linguine, pappardelle or fettuccine.
- Unroll the discs into beautiful long pasta strips. Allow them to dry for at least 10-15 minutes by either laying them flat on a cake rack or hanging them on a drying rack. (wherever you want, as long as they are able to dry without sticking to each other). This will help to keep the pasta from sticking when cooking them.
- Bring a large pan of water to a boil and cook the pasta for about 3-4 mins or until the pasta floats at the surface. (taste!)
- Serve with your favorite sauce or topping. here: lemon, olive oil, garlic, pine nuts, salt and pepper.