Store-bought pasta is fine if you don’t have a lot of time to prepare meals but if you really want to make a plate of Bucatini Cacio E Pepe that will wow your guests you need to try fresh homemade pasta. Your first attempt probably won’t look as good but rest assured that the effort will be worth it: homemade pasta is simply miles better than the dried varieties you find in the supermarket.
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How to Roll Fresh Pasta by Hand #Shorts
You don’t need many tools to get started: homemade pasta can be made with just two ingredients and machinery is optional. You can make it with a pasta maker or by hand rolling. The former is more convenient but the latter requires a bit of elbow grease on your part and will yield much better pasta. You’ll get a better texture by rolling the pasta strands by hand with a wooden rolling pin which makes it easier to incorporate into sauces and gives you a better mouthfeel. However if you choose this method it’s crucial to make sure your rolling pin and surface are perfectly flat!
You see wooden rolling pins warp over time either through use or exposure to the environment. If they are slightly warped and you try to roll your pasta with them the pasta strands will come out misshapen. This can be very bad news if you are working with delicate types such as sfoglia where uniformity is essential.
Pay close attention to how you spread and flatten your pasta dough with a rolling pin. You will notice that the dough gradually stretches and becomes thinner with each stroke of the rolling pin. By making sure that your rolling pin is as flat and even as possible in relation to the surface you will have much more control over the final thickness of your pasta sheet. If the rolling pin is not even you will have parts that are too thick while others are too thin. An unevenly rolled sheet can create a wobbly and bumpy base dough and if you are trying to make noodles like fettuccine and tagliatelle by hand this can ruin your cooking session.
