I love anything home made! I get immense satisfaction from making something from scratch. However, any ‘help’ I can get in the way of an appliance makes the experience much better. In December Dave and I got a Kitchen Aid Mixer for Christmas and for my birthday I got this attachment:
© kitchen aid pasta attachment
Everything from Kitchen Aid is easy to attach. It is a simple matter of removing the protective cover off the motor, inserting the drive and tightening the screw. Once that is done it is A for AWAY. All you have to do is make the pasta dough (recipe to follow). The dough is then put through the rollers with the motor at a speed you can cope with – not too fast however. This needs to be done several times on the thickest roller setting until the dough has developed its gluten properly and is nicely shaped and perfectly shiny. Once you have achieved this, put the dough the decreasing roller sizes until you get the thickness you desire – not too thin for ravioli and as thin as possible for spaghetti. I leave my spaghetti to dry on a stand before cooking it. The great thing about home made pasta is that you can make it any flavour / colour you desire, it takes only 3 minutes to cook in boiling, salted water, and it tastes superior to any shop bought product.
© pasta nero
PASTA NERO – HOME MADE PASTA
ingredients:
200g pasta 00 flour
2 whole eggs
pinch of salt
2 sachet’s squid ink
flour for dusting
method:
you can do this by hand, or in a food processor or in the Kitchen Aid!
bring together all the ingredients until a dough is formed
knead on a floured surface for 5 minutes
you need to make sure the dough is not too wet – add flour if it is
or too dry – I add an egg yolk, but you can add water – trust your instinct here
wrap in clingfilm and place in the fridge for 30 minutes
divide into two and roll through the pasta machine
this is enough pasta for 2 people
I am submitting this recipe to Presto Pasta Nights, which is being hosted this week by Gay, A Scientist in the Kitchen
Tandy
I’ve learned so much from browsing blogs. Thank you.
my pleasure
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I am actually browsing for kitchenaid pasta roller and i stumbled upon this Pasta maker attachment. The squid ink is something new to me too. I’ve learned so much from browsing blogs. Thank you
my pleasure, hope you find your attachment
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Wow, great!! Where did you buy the squid ink?
Jan gifted me some last year and I got some in France – but I am sure Giovanni’s will have
I wonder if I can buy squid ink sachets here?…. I adore making pasta and love the look of the ‘nero’ ones. Nicely done Tandy!
If you can’t I can post you some
What a great idea to add squid ink to the pasta. Nice twist! And I completely agree, the Kitchen Aid pasta attachment is the best. I use it to make homemade linguini, spaghetti, ravioli…all of them!
I am loving the attachment! The squid ink is amazing and I want to try more colours
What a great pasta making aid…I love any pasta, freshly homemade even better, I never seem to find the time these days to make my own anymore, and love pasta ‘nero’.The A could be for “Avanti” a bit of an Italian twist! x
I find that homemade is the best
very pretty pasta!
thanks JaimieAnne
How fun! I still have to do it the old fashioned way with a manual pasta machine and dry my pasta on a rod stuck between two dining room chairs! I love your pasta drying rack!
Mandy
Have a happy evening.
I have a manual pasta machine as well (which is now for sale). The pasta drying rack was a gift from my sister via yuppiechef
You remind me to unpack my pasta machine! Can’t wait what sauce it will go with.
I did the sauce post already and people asked for the recipe for the pasta
That looks amazing Tandy! Am loving the new look around here
xx
thanks Colly, I have finally got this theme working for me
I just love pasta period…and new Kitchen Aid attachments;
Bless You
have fun
paul
thanks Paul! I am collecting the attachments
I love home made pasta, and have no gadgets at all .. but I have been considering the attachment as i have a big red kitchen aid mixer that i use all the time..thank you c
Cindy would call that your bit of lipstick – and I agree. Mine is also red and this is one worthwhile attachment for sure
I too love my KitchenAid pasta making attachment. As for the joy of kneading… I’m very happy that KitchenAid does it for me. This recipe inspires me to actually pull mine out of the cupboard.
Thanks for sharing with Presto Pasta Nights
I love it when the machine can do the hard work
awesome and then you make something every single day? What job do you do? NIce to meet you! Met you through Colleen, Brownie girl
I don’t make something every day as I have a few recipes collected for future posts. I own a business selling natural and organic products. So nice to meet you
Yes it will, even if one could have done this for a magazine! Where do you get the chance to blog so much, as you have something every day!
I come into the office early every morning to blog – who knows maybe one day I will have my name in paper print
Thank you so much! I will check it out and get back to you shortly! Do you blog full time?
do let me know so that I can share with other readers. I don’t blog full time – wish I could as it would be a great salary for something I enjoy
I must admit that for me one of the main reasons for making any dough is the process of kneading it by hand. Also, I rather like turning the handle of my EGEA ‘Lusso 160′ (“macchine da pasta ad uso casalingo”) (I chucked out an electric pasta machine given to me many years ago in disgust after just one use – there was no magic in it for me.)… it really doesn’t take very long and it’s a soothing and satisfying process from start to finish.
I also enjoy the whole process, but I must say, the electric motor delights me as my shoulder does not cry out in protest
HI, thanks! I am in Fourways, Jhb
Sorry, I am not 100% sure if the Pineslopes Spar keeps it. I think Nonna Mia’s near Melrose Arch stocks it, and probably Thrupps as well
Hi Tandy, where can I buy 00 flour?
Hi Christie-Anne, some Spar’s will keep it, as well as a good delicatessen. Where are you?
In awe – love making fresh pasta but would never have thought of attempting this. Your pasta nero looks amazing.
thank you Sally! It really is so easy
Because I know the size of your kitchen, I admire you all the more for making this!
thank you Cindy! The new dining room table helps a lot with the space needed to dry my pasta