The secret is out ......its all in the kneading ....if the dough is sticking to your hands it`s too wet , if the dough is cracking it`s too dry...if the dough is as smooth as silk , it`s just right .
You can master this Sharon.
We used rolling pins , manual pasta machines and electric pasta machines...it was so much fun...
Making the dough with your hands , is primitive and so basic , turning the sticky clump into a satin smooth dough is quite sensual....all the while listening to each others stories , our successes and failures in cooking and life .
Making good use of the plastic covered clothes horses to dry the pasta.
The stories shared while cooking are usually indicative of the ingredients we are using and the end result we are hoping to achieve. , for example today with out any encouragement, the cooking group started talking about success and failures in their lives in a very entertaining way.....and the same is true when asking if people make their own pasta....they recall amusing and frustrating failures or out right success in their attempts
Like everything in life it just takes gentle guidance and practice....it will happen Sharon, just be patient and firm with your dough.! ( Hope you stay in touch and give me updates on your pasta progress when you are safely back home in Qld. )
Todays` class was so much fun......Thank you everyone..
I promise to revisit pasta in the future .... concentrating on making ravioli..
I will show you how my dear friend Laufa taught me , better still I might even get her to share her magic and turn flour and eggs into ravioli heaven.
You can master this Sharon.
We used rolling pins , manual pasta machines and electric pasta machines...it was so much fun...
Making the dough with your hands , is primitive and so basic , turning the sticky clump into a satin smooth dough is quite sensual....all the while listening to each others stories , our successes and failures in cooking and life .
Making good use of the plastic covered clothes horses to dry the pasta.
The stories shared while cooking are usually indicative of the ingredients we are using and the end result we are hoping to achieve. , for example today with out any encouragement, the cooking group started talking about success and failures in their lives in a very entertaining way.....and the same is true when asking if people make their own pasta....they recall amusing and frustrating failures or out right success in their attempts
Like everything in life it just takes gentle guidance and practice....it will happen Sharon, just be patient and firm with your dough.! ( Hope you stay in touch and give me updates on your pasta progress when you are safely back home in Qld. )
Todays` class was so much fun......Thank you everyone..
I promise to revisit pasta in the future .... concentrating on making ravioli..
I will show you how my dear friend Laufa taught me , better still I might even get her to share her magic and turn flour and eggs into ravioli heaven.
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