Pasta dough

[Barriehie]

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Make some pasta dough. There are about a zillion recipes out there and I found this one but it seems like a lot of eggs! I can see where using 00 flour could require more liquid but this seems excessive. Prior, like years ago, I just used a cup of AP and an egg and it worked. Now I'm retired and can be more discerning and thoughtful with these things.

 

[badjak]

I work metric, our eggs are smallish.
250 gr flour, 3 eggs
The 3 eggs without shell are about 100 gr all together if I remember correct

 

[Barriehie]

I work metric, our eggs are smallish.
250 gr flour, 3 eggs
The 3 eggs without shell are about 100 gr all together if I remember correct

I'll give that a go! Thanks badjak

 

[Z-Cook]

Make some pasta dough. There are about a zillion recipes out there and I found this one but it seems like a lot of eggs! I can see where using 00 flour could require more liquid but this seems excessive. Prior, like years ago, I just used a cup of AP and an egg and it worked. Now I'm retired and can be more discerning and thoughtful with these things.View attachment 143483

badjak 's about right

I use my versions of a couple of recipes

https://www.seriouseats.com/fresh-egg-pasta
- I often leave out the extra yolks and use 3 eggs

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Make some pasta dough. There are about a zillion recipes out there and I found this one but it seems like a lot of eggs! I can see where using 00 flour could require more liquid but this seems excessive. Prior, like years ago, I just used a cup of AP and an egg and it worked. Now I'm retired and can be more discerning and thoughtful with these things.View attachment 143483

Is it using eggs instead of eggs and water?

 

[Barriehie]

Is it using eggs instead of eggs and water?

Yes, just eggs and flour.

 

[Barriehie]

badjak 's about right

I use my versions of a couple of recipes

https://www.seriouseats.com/fresh-egg-pasta
- I often leave out the extra yolks and use 3 eggs

Don't know how I've overlooked SeriousEats, they're a trusted resource in my browser!

 

[Z-Cook]

Don't know how I've overlooked SeriousEats, they're a trusted resource in my browser!

Actually your old formula of 1 egg to 1c/120 -130g ish or so flour is pretty ok tho of course you can tweak with added yolks, evoo etc.

I also sometimes use an eggless version - taken from Maggie Zhu at omnivorescookbook for dumpling wrappers
Homemade Soup Dumplings (Xiao Long Bao)

 

[Barriehie]

Actually your old formula of 1 egg to 1c/120 -130g ish or so flour is pretty ok tho of course you can tweak with added yolks, evoo etc.

I also sometimes use an eggless version - taken from Maggie Zhu at omnivorescookbook for dumpling wrappers
Homemade Soup Dumplings (Xiao Long Bao)

Thank you. I'll go with using the eggs since I use them so rarely! I dare not look at the date...

 

[karadekoolaid]

I think it all depends a little on your source; my Italian guru told me 100 gms flour and 1 egg. That makes it hard work kneading the dough (yes, I still do it by hand) but the eventual result is good. Sometimes, when it's very dry here (like now, 4 months into the dry season), I splash a bit of water on the dough to loosen it up a bit.

 

[badjak]

I think it all depends a little on your source; my Italian guru told me 100 gms flour and 1 egg. That makes it hard work kneading the dough (yes, I still do it by hand) but the eventual result is good. Sometimes, when it's very dry here (like now, 4 months into the dry season), I splash a bit of water on the dough to loosen it up a bit.

I started with that, then reduced the flour a bit as it was very hard work.
I figured maybe the eggs here are just a bit smaller
I also knead by hand

 

[Barriehie]

I'll be kneading by hand and doing that tomorrow. Too many lunches so far!

 

[Barriehie]

I'll be kneading by hand and doing that tomorrow. Too many lunches so far!

Okay, running behind but it's still in the works. Got sidetracked with a need for some focaccia with the GG's lunches.

 

[Z-Cook]

Lucky GGs. What with?

 

[Barriehie]

Lucky GGs. What with?

Chicken salad.