sourdough pasta

This is how you make the perfect naturally fermented pasta with sourdough. It's a slow recipe that takes some time but will reward you with delicious food.

4 Week Naturally fermented Pasta (with sourdough)

Bread flour

OR Water (instead of eggs)

Stiff sourdough starter

Salt

Prepare your starter

Prepare your sourdough starter a day before

Mix ingredients

Bulk ferment

Your dough should increase by around 50% in size

Slow proof

Take your dough and place it in the fridge for a long time

Pasta shaping

After 1 day up to 4 weeks take your pasta from the fridge and shape it

Cooking

Cook in salted boiling water for 2 minutes

This easy homemade sourdough pasta couldn’t be easier. You only need 3 ingredients and can use an active sourdough starter or discard. Whip up a quick version or long ferment for more health benefits and better digestibility.

Sourdough Pasta

sourdough starter, discard

all-purpose flour

eggs

Place the ingredients in a stand mixer with...

Place the ingredients in a stand mixer with a dough hook.

Mix on low/medium until the dough is smooth...

Mix on low/medium until the dough is smooth and stretchy, about 10 minutes.

Allow the dough to rest for 30 minutes.

Divide dough into 8 equal parts.

Lightly dust a clean surface with flour.

Roll the dough out as thin as possible...

Roll the dough out as thin as possible with a rolling pin and cut with a sharp knife or pizza cutter.

Move the pasta to a towel and lay...

Move the pasta to a towel and lay flat to dry, or hang on a pasta drying rack and allow to dry for at least 30 minutes (and up to 2 hours).

Flour a clean surface and pat out dough...

Flour a clean surface and pat out dough balls until it forms a 4″ by 4″ square.

Place the pasta through the pasta maker on...

Place the pasta through the pasta maker on the thickest setting, catching it as it goes through.

Fold into thirds, lengthwise, then run through the...

Fold into thirds, lengthwise, then run through the thickest setting again.

Continue running the dough through the pasta maker,...

Continue running the dough through the pasta maker, changing the setting lower and lower each time.

Once the dough has passed through the thinnest...

Once the dough has passed through the thinnest setting, change out the attachment to the pasta cutter.

Run dough one last time though the cutter,...

Run dough one last time though the cutter, guiding it and catching the pasta strands as they come out.

Lay flat to dry on a towel, or...

Lay flat to dry on a towel, or hang on a pasta drying rack and allow to dry for at least 30 minutes (up to 2 hours).

Fill a large pot with water, season well...

Fill a large pot with water, season well with salt, and bring to a boil.

Add the fresh pasta to boiling water and...

Add the fresh pasta to boiling water and boil for 4-5 minutes stirring with a fork to loosen up the noodles.

When the noodles have reached ‘al dente’ texture...

When the noodles have reached ‘al dente’ texture and are cooked through, strain and add your favorite sauce.

With a couple simple steps you can make your own fresh sourdough pasta, and if you long ferment it in the fridge, you can get all the amazing benefits of sourdough.

Fresh Homemade Sourdough Pasta Dough

g Sourdough Starter

Eggs

250 g All Purpose Flour

Pour your flour on the counter and make a well.

Add your sourdough starter and eggs.

Using a fork, gently beat the eggs into the flour, by pulling the flour from the outsides.

Continue to do this until the dough becomes shaggy.  Keep adding flour until it is no longer sticky.

Continue to knead this by hand until the dough is smooth and elastic.

Wrap your dough in plastic wrap and let is sit for 30 minutes to rest, or leave in the fridge overnight (12 hours) to bulk ferment. This will give you all those amazing sourdough benefits.

Roll out and shape the dough as desired. You can use the dough immediately or let it air dry completely(about 12-24 hours) and then store in an airtight container.

To cook pasta, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add a generous amount of salt to the water and add the pasta. If fresh pasta, it should only take between 3-5 minutes to cook. If dried, slightly longer. Cook as you would any other type of pasta.

This Homemade Sourdough Pasta is easy and delicious. No need to throw out your sourdough discard, instead make some pasta. Easy and tasty.

Homemade Sourdough Pasta

sourdough starter (unfed/discard)

semolina flour

bread flour

salt

In the stand up mixer (with the flat beaters) or large bowl mix together the sourdough starter and eggs until combined. Add the flour and salt and with the dough hook knead until smooth. This can also be done by hand.

Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate 8-12 hours.

Remove from the fridge and let come to room temperature. Divide the dough in 4 parts and roll or put through a machine until it is almost transparent about 2mm in thickness.

Lightly flour the dough, then fold in 3 parts like an envelope. With a sharp knife cut the strips into desired thickness or shapes.

Dust the board with some flour and place the pasta on top, sprinkle it with a little flour and cover with a clean tea towel, to rest for approximately 30-60 minutes before cooking, be sure it is away from all sources of heat and humidity.

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