The pasta attachment from KitchenAid comes with a pasta roller that will roll your pasta dough out for you, and various cutters, which will cut your pasta into various shapes and lengths.
I was really surprised how easy it was to use!
I have never been a big fan of wheat pasta, but this is actually really quite tasty! My soba sensei in Nagano would be proud--or maybe ashamed?
Ingredients
4 large eggs
2 teaspoons water
3.5 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
Special Equipment
Kitchen Aid Mixer and Pasta Attachments
Large plastic or wooden box
Spare clean newspapers
Silicone Pastry Mat for rolling dough
Place the eggs, whole wheat flour and salt in the mixer bowl. Attach the bowl and the flat beater.
Turn to speed 2 and mix for 30 seconds.
Exchange the flat beater for the dough hook. Turn to speed 2 and knead for 2 minutes.
Remove the dough from the bowl and hand knead for 2 minutes.
Roll the dough into a log and divide into eight equal pieces, about 3/8" (1 cm) thick. Take one of the pieces and roll it flat.
On the Kitchen aid, unscrew the front screw and attach the pasta sheet roller. The the Pasta Sheet roller to level 1 by pulling the knob straight out and turning to setting 1. Release the knob, making certain that the pin on the roller housing engages the opening on the back of the knob. The knob should fit flush to the roller housing.
Turn the mixer to speed 2 or 4. Take one of the pieces of dough and flatten it with your hand. Gently feed the flattened dough into the rollers. Fold the dough in half and roll again. Repeat this folding and feeding process several times, until the dough is smooth and pliable and covers the width of the roller. Lightly dust pasta with flour while rolling and cutting to aid in drying and separation. Knead and fold each piece of dough in the same manner.
Move the adjustment knob to setting 2. Feed the dough through the rollers and fold in half as before to further flatten.
Move the adjustment knob to setting 3. Feed the dough through the rollers and fold in half as before to further flatten.
Continue to increase the roller setting and roll the dough through the pasta roller until you get your dough as thick as you want it.
The sheet of dough can get quite long! If you can't handle it, just cut the dough in half.
Replace the dough roller with the pasta cutter attachment. Feed the flattened dough through the cutter.
I had a long rectangle plastic box that I used to place the completed dough in. After you lay down the first layer of noodles, sprinkle lightly with flour and place a piece of old newspaper on top of them. Sprinkle some flour on top of the newspaper and lay your next batch of noodles.
Its best to lay the noodles flat. I put them into little lumps and they wouldn't separate easily!
Boil the noodles till desired doneness and serve with homemade tomato sauce!
Delicious and nutritious!
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