Porcini Mushroom Pasta Recipe
Make it Homemade!
This Porcini Mushroom pasta recipe is the end all to great homemade pasta. If you love the flavor of porcini mushrooms you're going to love this Italian Pasta recipe.I've been making my own basic pasta dough for some time now. I don't know what to tell you. One day I decided to try it and I was hooked. I've made them all: Basil Pasta
Tomato Pasta
Spinach Pasta
Garlic Pasta
Just add this one to the list. I've gone Pasta Pazzo! (Pasta Crazy) You can read about how to make a basic pasta dough on my site. Add a little flavor to it and you are on your way to a gourmet meal! Mushroom Pasta Dough1½ cups All purpose flour, sifted
¼ cup Semolina flour, sifted
1 tsp Salt
2 Eggs
1 tsp Olive Oil
¼ cup of dried porcini mushrooms Boil about a half a cup of water in a sauce pan and pour it over the dried porcini mushrooms. Cover and let them sit for about 30 minutes. Drain the mushrooms (save the water if you're going to make a porcini sauce or to add water to the dough if it's too dry) and place them in a food processor. Blend until smooth with no large lumps. Add the eggs and Olive Oil to the processor and pulse to blend but don't make it frothy.
Pour that mixture into the well you've formed in the pile of flour and mix with a fork until blended enough to get your hands in there. You're going to knead the dough to the right consistency. Usually about 10 minutes and then set in a bowl covered to sit for about an hour.Using Your Porcini Mushroom Pasta DoughNow it's ready to mold, shape or cut into your pasta shape. I used mine to make a porcini mini Ravioli filled with a pesto ricotta.
I know what you're thinking and yes it was amazing!
Just remember a few cooking tips:
1. When your cooking your porcini mushroom pasta recipe use my cooking pasta tips.
2. Cutting your mushroom pasta recipe when you didn't use any semolina and you only used all purpose flour, I suggest using a little bit lighter setting on your pasta maker machine. It tends to tear more easily.3. Bring a huge appetite, a loaf of crusty bread and plenty of friends to help you eat, laugh and enjoy It's the Italian way! Try this pasta with a pesto recipe or a homemade Marinara sauce.
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