Spinach Colored Homemade Pasta Recipe
This homemade pasta is so delicious and with the addition of spinach puree adds a healthy touch.
Equipment
- Rolling pin
- Knife
- Ruler
Ingredients
- 2 cups All-purpose flour
- 2 Eggs
- 2 tbsp Vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup Spinach puree
Instructions
- In a bowl add the flour and make a well in the middle. To make the spinach puree, cook them gently then blend them with a little bit of water.
- Crack the eggs into the well and add the spinach puree and oil.
- Using a folk start breaking the eggs as you pull the flour in until all the flour is well incorporated into a homogenous dough.
- Knead the dough for about 10 minutes to a soft and not sticky dough.
- Wrap the dough in plastic paper and let it rest at room temperature for 1 hour.
- After 1 hour, divide the dough into 6 equal small doughs. Work with one dough at a time and keep the rest covered with a kitchen towel.
- Flour your working space and roll the dough into a long rectangle, almost paper thin and translucent that it could almost tear. Place this rolled dough on a floured baking tray and repeat with the rest.
- When done rolling out the sheets, start cutting them into strips starting with the first one you rolled. This will give the rest time to dry out.
- Using a ruler start cutting the strips uniformly using a knife.
- As you finish each sheet, gently twist them into little nests to keep them from tangling and lightly flour them. Repeat for all sheets.
- Boil water and salt it. The cook the noodles for 3-4 minutes, drain and serve.