Homemade Colored Pasta Art
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Add one cup flour to a clean work surface. (I’m making two batches so I have two separate cups).
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Make a well in the middle of the mound by moving the flour to the outsides. You should see the a little bit of the counter.
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Add one egg into each well.
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Place the gel food coloring in the middle of the well. (Gel works a lot better than water based food colorings). Then add 1/2 tsp salt.
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Add 1 tsp olive oil.
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Then start scrambling the egg with a fork. Carefully and slowly incorporate the flour from the outside. If you add too much at once it can shard.
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When it gets hard to work with sprinkle a light dusting of flour on top. Start slowly kneading in more flour from the outside. You won’t use it all.
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Knead in flour until the dough is soft and not sticky. If it feels sticky at all knead in more flour.
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Follow the same steps with the other color.
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It’s important to knead in the flour slowly to prevent shards in the dough. This will take about 5 minutes or so.
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Clean the counter by using a bench scraper. Save the excess flour for rolling out. Let the pasta dough sit for 30 minutes to rest.
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When you are ready to roll out, lightly dust the counter with flour.
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Roll the dough with a rolling pin into a very thin rectangle. 1/8 inch is ideal, but it is a little hard when rolling out by hand.
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Make sure the pasta sheet is dusted with flour and then roll into a loose logs cut into 1/4 inch strips to create the pasta.
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Dust lightly with flour to prevent sticking.
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To create bow ties cut 1 inch pieces. Twist and press the edges.
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Then take a fork and press the edges.
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Continue with the rest of the dough. These are meant to be rustic.
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To cook bring a pot of water to a boil and add 1 tablespoon salt.
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Carefully add the pasta and cook for 3-5 minutes.
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Drain the pasta.
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Make your art by using vegetables or herbs of your choice.
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Have fun!
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Meg
Italian trained chef, momma of 3. Easy family #recipes. Recipes are in my cooking school or blog.
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