Sourdough Pasta Part Two

Yesterday was a wonderful community building day with @wwf and @carey-page. Carey invited me over to make sourdough pasta. Once upon a time, I used to teach cooking classes (baking mostly) including pasta making…but never did I think to make sourdough pasta. I have been completely enamored with sourdough since I FINALLY got my first loaf to turn out beautifully so I was very excited at the invitation. The pasta making adventure was lovely. We drank some chicory coffee, ate some of Carey’s fantastic sour dough cookies and muffins, and chatted about the amazing plant and fungi medicines that we are blessed to have access to. Leaving our pasta making visit, I was excited to make a batch.

Although I am going to use Carey’s recipe, I am going to make different types of pasta to share with you some other options than the spaghetti and linguine that we made yesterday. You can read Carey's post about our day and see pictures here...

https://steemit.com/cooking/@carey-page/sourdough-pasta

She shares her wonderful recipe there also.

The recipe is very basic…flour, eggs, and sourdough starter. I mixed all of the ingredients until well combined then covered them with a thick, reusable plastic covering then covered the bowl with a towel and let it rest overnight.

In the morning, I floured my counter lightly and rolled it out using a regular rolling pin. When you are first starting out with making pasta it is wise to cut off a chunk of pasta dough and work only a small amount at a time (returning the rest to the bowl and covering) so it doesn't dry out as you work with it.

I am trying to get the dough quite thin and have dusted with flour a few times to help prevent sticking.

I cut the rolled dough into thick strips about 1 inch wide. I then cut these strips again to about 2 inches long. I then added a few drops of water right in the middle and pinched the pasta to create a bow shape.

These pasta are left to dry on a kitchen towel for a few hours. They can then be stored in a container in the freezer or fridge. Boil like you would any dry pasts (these cook faster though).

There you have it! A second way to prepare sourdough pasta!

Thank-you again so much to @carey-page and @wwf for the beautiful visit and the inspiration to try out a new pasta recipe.

This pasta requires only basic ingredients and minimal equipment. I hope you feel inspired to give it a try!

From my home fire to yours, hai hai.