Of course, the real star of this recipe is the KitchenAid Stand Mixer and pasta attachments to thank! I will be honest… if it wasn’t for their pasta attachments I would probably not be making pasta. The attachments are simple to use and easy to clean. Kitchenaid provides kitchenaid chopper a brush that you can use to remove any excess dough that you find. If you can’t remove the dough, use a toothpick to clean out the interior of your cutters. Do not run your attachment under water and do not use a sharp object, like a knife, to clean it out.
You will want to portion the cooked pasta in sauce into individual portions in a freezer safe container. Yes, it is totally worth the time and energy to make pasta from scratch. My family begs for me to make homemade fresh pasta for dinner all the time. Remove the dough from the bowl, flour a clean surface, and kneed with your hands for 1-2 minutes.
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This is a very common problem that most people face when making homemade pasta. You will want to add additional flour on to the dough if it’s feeling on the sticky/moist side. Then knead the dough a little bit and let it rest for 5-10 minutes longer. I have found that by adding more flour to help dry it out a little and kneading it again and letting it rest is the ticket. I will cover the “faulty” piece and start with a new piece of dough while the other rests. You’ll no longer need a separate, bulky appliance, thanks to this food processor KitchenAid attachment.
This is all going to depend on what type of pasta you are making. For egg noodles you will want to be on the pasta rolling setting of “4”. For lasagna noodles, fettuccine, spaghetti, and ravioli you can roll out the dough to pasta setting “4 or 5”.
Pasta-making newcomers will rejoice over the GVODE pasta-making attachment. Described by reviewers as well made, this attachment comes with a one-year warranty and fits perfectly onto KitchenAid stand mixers as well as some Cuisinart stand mixers. If you decide you are going to dry out the pasta instead of cooking it right away make sure you toss the fresh pasta with flour prior to drying. Depending on the humidity will depend if it takes the full 24 hours. I live in Florida—it takes at least 24 hours for me to dry pasta.
I have dozens of pasta recipes you can make to enjoy your fresh pasta. Set the Pasta Sheet Roller to setting 1 and your stand mixer to Speed 2/4 and begin to carefully feed the dough through the attachment. If you just received a KitchenAid Pasta Attachment or simply want to flex and learn some new culinary skills, pasta making is for you. Just like any new hobby or skill you learn—the more you make this recipe the better you will get at making homemade pasta. I find that I typically make homemade pasta for special occasions and Sunday dinners. I love to toss the pasta in my bolognese sauce, amatriciana sauce or even Alfredo sauce.