Clover - Basic Home-made Pasta
 
BASIC HOME-MADE PASTA





Serves
: 6
Cooking time:  1 Hour



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  • 400g cake flour
  • 2 ml salt
  • 4 eggs
  • 50 g semolina





1. Process the flour, salt and eggs together a food processor using the plastic blade. Process until mixture comes together in a rough dough. Add the semolina and process until dough is smooth.
2. Divide dough into four equal sized portions, cover with cling wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
3. Roll out a dough portion on a flat working surface generously sprinkled with cake flour. Roll into a 2 – 3 mm thick rectangle, roll rectangle from the short side like a Swiss Roll and cut into desired shapes.
4. Carefully unroll each slices or shapes and hang strips over a clean stick or lay shapes onto a tray liberally sprinkled with flour.
5. Repeat with remaining dough.
6.Heat water, salt and olive oil in a heavy-based saucepan. Add the pasta to rapidly boiling water. Boil for only 2-3 minutes, as soon as pasta rises to the surface it should be al dente. Drain and toss with a little olive oil.
7. Serve warm with your choice of pasta sauce.

 
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