Fresh Pasta Dough Gluten Free Food

FRESH GLUTEN-FREE PASTA

Steps:

• In large bowl, whisk together brown rice flour, tapioca starch, and xanthan gum. Add eggs. Switch to a wooden spoon and stir until a dough forms. Generously dust your counter with brown rice flour. Turn dough out onto counter and knead a few times until fairly smooth.
• Divide dough into four equal pieces and work with 1 piece at a time, keeping the rest covered. Press the dough to flatten it slightly. Using a pasta machine set at the widest setting, run the dough through 2 times. Continue rolling dough through successively narrower settings until you reach the second-to-last setting.
• Cut dough sheet in half horizontally and pass each through the fettuccine cutter. (The spaghetti setting is too thin for this gluten-free pasta.) Dust pasta with brown rice flour and place on a rimmed baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough pieces.
• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Cook half the batch of pasta until tender, about 5 minutes. Toss with sauce. Repeat with remaining pasta. Serve immediately.

FRESH EGG PASTA-GLUTEN FREE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine flours, salt, and xanthan gum.
• Beat the eggs lightly and add the oil.
• Pour the egg-oil liquid into the flour mixture and stir.
• This will feel much like pastry dough.
• Work the dough into a firm ball.
• Knead for 1 or two minutes.
• Place the ball of dough on a potato starch-floured (rice flour turns noodles gray) breadboard and roll as**thin as possible**.
• This dough is tough and, when almost transparent, will still handle well.
• Cut into desired shape.
• For fettuccine and spaghetti, slice very thin strips.
• For a noodle casserole, make slightly wider noodles.
• If using for lasagne, cut into 1 1/2-by-4-inch rectangles.
• To cook pasta: Cook in salted boiling water, to which 1 tablespoon of oil has been added, for about 10 to 12 minutes depending on the thickness and size of your pieces.
• You will have to test for doneness.
• Drain and rinse well.

FRESH GLUTEN-FREE PASTA

Steps:

• Combining the Flours
• Sift the corn flour, quinoa flour, and potato starch into a large bowl. Add the xanthan gum, guar gum, and salt and stir. Sift the entire mixture into the bowl of a stand mixer.
• Forming the Pasta Dough
• Put the eggs and egg yolks into the bowl of dry ingredients. Run the stand mixer on medium speed with a paddle attachment until the dough feels fully formed, about 3 minutes. The final dough should feel firm yet still pliable, a little like playdough.
• Making the Pasta
• If you are using a pasta machine, cut the ball of dough into quarters and roll out each piece of dough to about a 1/2-inch thickness. We like to roll out each piece between 2 pieces of parchment paper. Lightly flour both sides of the dough with a bit more potato starch. Run the dough through the machine, increasing the setting each time, until the dough is paper-thin and long. If the pasta sheet starts to break, it is thin enough.
• If you are making the dough by hand, we suggest you cut the ball of dough into 8 pieces, and then cut each of those pieces in half, so they are about the size of golf balls. Roll out each piece of dough as thin as you possibly can.
• For fettuccine, use the fettuccine setting on the pasta machine. If you are cutting the dough by hand, you want ribbons of pasta, about 1/4-inch wide. For spaghetti, use the spaghetti setting on the pasta machine. If you are cutting the dough by hand, you want thin strings of pasta.
• For ravioli, cut the rolled-out pasta into 2-inch-square pieces. Dollop the filling in the middle of a square of pasta. Brush the edges of the pasta with an egg wash. Place another pasta square on top and press down, crimping the edges. (Having a ravioli cutter on hand helps with this process.)
• For lasagna, leave the pasta in long sheets.
• To cook the pasta, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Put the pasta shape of your choice into the boiling water. When the pasta rises to the surface, take a little piece and taste it. You should be able to bite into it without it falling apart. (With gluten-free pasta, it's a fine line. One moment it's al dente, and the next it's one big ball of mush, so watch the pot.) Cooking times will vary for the different shapes. Fettuccine generally takes 4 to 5 minutes, spaghetti 3 to 4 minutes. Ravioli takes a little longer, about 5 to 6 minutes. The cooking times will differ in each kitchen, depending on how thin you were able to roll out the dough. Let your taste be the judge.

GLUTEN-FREE FRESH PASTA

Steps:

• Whisk together gluten-free flour blend, chickpea flour, and salt in a large bowl. Whisk eggs and oil in a small bowl to combine.
• Add egg mixture to dry ingredients and stir with a fork to incorporate; mixture will be crumbly. Tip out onto a surface and knead until a smooth dough forms, about 3 minutes. Form dough into a ball and wrap tightly in plastic. Chill at least 1 hour and up to 1 day to allow flour to hydrate (the longer you can let it rest, the better).
• Roll out pasta according to pasta machine directions or roll out and cut by hand.

FRESH PASTA DOUGH (GLUTEN FREE)

Steps:

• Put flour and salt in a large mixing bowl, forming a "well" in the center.
• Mix wet ingredients together.
• Add wet ingredients to the well and slowly mix together with a fork, incorporating only a little flour at a time so it mixes smoothly and evenly. The more patient you are with this the better it will turn out.
• Continue kneading by hand just enough for a homogeneous dough.
• Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 30 minutes (more is fine).
• Knead again only until soft enough to work with. Shape by hand or with a machine. Just don't go too thin, and handle shaped pasta gently.
• Carefully toss or dust with flour to prevent pasta from sticking, and lay out on a jelly roll pan or similar. Place in the freezer until frozen (15 minutes or more depending on the shape). For longer-term storage, once frozen transfer to a container or zip lock bag and keep in the freezer until you're ready to cook.
• Note: Boiling fresh pasta takes significantly less time than dry pasta, even when frozen. Depending on the shape, boil for 2 about to 3 minutes (adjust accordingly if you need to).