After going to the trouble of making the bolognese, I wasn't about to just throw it on store bought pasta so I made some myself. Making pasta is relatively easy though it does take time. Start by mixing 2 cups of all purpose flour with 1 cup of fine semolina flour, add a tsp. of salt and whisk it together. Dump it on a board and make a well in the middle.
Crack 6 eggs and 1 T. of olive oil.
Pour the egg mixture in the well and whisk it a bit and then start pulling flour into it.
Just keep stirring and pulling flour in.
Once the flour is incorporated, form it into a ball. Cover the ball with a bowl turned upside down and let it rest for 30 minutes.
I made an additional half recipe when my offer to send some to my neighbors was accepted. This pic shows the eggs in the well a bit clearer.
And another of the mixing process. After it has rested, cut it into sections and put it through the paces in a pasta machine. I forgot to take pics of that. I made mine into sheets to cut it into wide strips for pappardelle.
Hang it to dry. I am going to try really hard to remember to take pics of the final dish tomorrow!
The Blog tech sent me this pic of he and his wife at the shower:
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Have a great day!
Christer.