Tomato Pasta Dough
1 1/2 cups unbleached flour 1 egg 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon olive oil 1/2 cup tomato paste or minced sun-dried tomatoes 2 tablespoons fresh basil -- finely chopped (optional) wa...
Ingredients
- 11/2 cups unbleached flour
- 1egg
- 1/2teaspoonsalt
- 1teaspoonolive oil
- 1/2cuptomato paste or minced sun-dried tomatoes
- 2tablespoonfresh basil -- finely chopped
- 1. to make dough by hand: mound the flour on a work surface a
- 2. rolling and cutting the dough: using a hand-cranked pasta
Directions
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1 1/2 cups unbleached flour 1 egg 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon olive oil 1/2 cup tomato paste or minced sun-dried tomatoes 2 tablespoons fre
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To make dough by hand: Mound the flour on a work surface and make a depression in center
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add egg, oil, tomato paste, basil (if desired), and salt to depression
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Slowly incorporate the egg mixture into flour with a fork or your fingertips until it's evenly and thoroughly absorbed
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Add water 1 tsp
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at a time, as necessary, to form a workable dough
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Knead 5-10 minutes, or until dough is smooth and elastic
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If dough is sticky, add a small amount of flour