Sunday, July 3, 2022

Homemade Cavatelli Pasta

Pasta Ingredients:
- semolina flour
- all-purpose flour
- salt
- water

Pasta Dough Directions:
Use a ratio of about 2:1 semolina:all-purpose
Mix about 1.5 cups semolina flour and .5 cups all-purpose flour in large bowl
Add sprinkle of salt, mix together well
Create well in center and add water (.5 cup? keep adding until dough just holds together)
Knead dough very well for 5 minutes
Wrap in plastic and let dough rest for an hour or more ideally

Roll Pasta:
Divide dough into smaller balls
Roll one ball at a time into a snake into about the width of a pinky finger
Cut rope into pieces like .5" long
Roll each piece onto a gnocchi board to curl
Put pieces of rolled pasta onto a baking pan sprinkled with semolina flour
Allow to dry for a bit

Cook Pasta:
Boil water with salt
Cook for about 4-5 minutes (or more) until cavatelli float


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