I have been keeping an Atlas 150 Pasta Machine in my cupboard for over 15 years. It has to weigh at least 20 lbs. It survived the "do I really need you?" questioning that goes along with each move. With the expiration date nearing on the Semolina flour, the help and culinary curiosity of my two mini sues chefs, today was the day I finally decided it was time to summon up my inherent Italian genes and give Pasta making a try.
I have watched numerous homemade pasta making tutorials over the years and decided upon using the recipe on the back of the Bob's Red Mill Semolina Flour package. I however doubled it, used pink Himalayan sea salt, and used my Kitchen aid for initial mixing and then kneading. I only had to hand knead with my helpers for about a minute.
I was a little ambitious at attempting the angel hair pasta off the bat, therefore ruining one small slice of my dough loaf, but the second section worked just fine after I adjusted the thickness setting. Having a helper to crank the pasta maker is very nice also. I think this would be a fun rainy day date event. I will say that the cute little nest of noodles that they do on the videos is easier said than done with the Angel hair. The linguine was much easier and ravioli and lasagna would be a snap. I will be making many more pasta noodles in the near future.
These noodles will go perfect with my Italian canned diced tomatoes, a small can of tomato paste, and the sausage from a local meat market for a delicious robust sauce!
Recipe for Homemade pasta
3 cups of Semolina flour
4 eggs
1 teaspoon of sea salt
4 tablespoons of Olive oil of your choice
4 tablespoons of water
