Friday, May 29, 2009

Learn to Make Noodles

By Bengre Boys

Making noodles is not known to many people despite them being very popular and European and Asian cuisines primary staples. With a few steps, one can be able to make delicious noodles. The first step of the process is to make and dish out pasta dough. After the two steps have been taken one should relax the dough and dust a large flat area using semolina or all purpose flour to stem sticking.

Flattening of the dough comes next and this should be especially done to the side that is going into the machine. Thin sides are ideal for the ends of the dough so that catching the end in the machine rollers can be easy. Semolina or all-purpose floor will again come in handy to dust the machine that will be used in making pasta. As dusting continues one should rotate the rollers to make them have a coat of the cooking flour. Dusting helps to stem the sticking of dough as one rolls it.

The dough machine should be placed very high and the slimmer of the sides of the dough put in the two key rollers middle. One should then pass the prepared dough through the rollers as they spin them. Automated rollers are among the features of some pasta machines while others have cranks that can be held by hand. After being taken through the rollers successfully the pasta will increase in length in a dramatic way. One might have difficulties when making the noodles as they will be longer and thinner. Dusting of the pan and folding the sheet should be done. The folding is done to reduce length.

One should set the rollers together pass the pasta through them another time. Incase the pasta is too long one can cut it and proceed with the door they are holding in their hands. The next step is to run the half rolled dough completely down the rollers. Dusting, running through the machines and folding should be done again until one gets the thickness they want. The dough should be moist and should not sport any blemishes or cracks.

One should then choose the length they want their noodles to be, if they want fettuccine they should go for twelve inches , if they want the short ones they should go for one or two inches and so on. They should place the entire sheet in the cutters and then dust the noodles with coating, light flour and they will have completed the noodle making process.

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