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Homemade Einkorn Pasta

Delicate, Delectable Einkorn Pasta
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Prep Time:20 minutes
Cook Time:3 minutes
Resting Time:30 minutes
Course: Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: American, French, Italian
Keyword: Easy Homemade Pasta, Einkorn Pasta, Homemade Einkorn Pasta, Homemade Pasta
Servings: 1

Equipment

  • 1 Pasta Maker I prefer the hand cranked Atlas Pasta Maker from Italy
  • 1 Pasta Drying Rack

Ingredients

  • 1 Egg
  • 1/2 Cup Einkorn Flour You can substitute regular AP flour, but will probably need to add a bit of water to make the dough come together and not be too dry.
  • 1-2 Tbsp Einkorn Flour
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 Tbsp Olive Oil

Instructions

Making Pasta

  • Add 1/2 cup plus 1 Tablespoon of Einkorn Flour and Salt to small bowl. Mix.
  • Add Egg and Olive Oil. Mix.
  • Adjust consistency by adding extra flour or a touch of water. The dough will just come together, but seem a bit dry. There is usually a bit of flour stuck to the edges of the bowl - that is ok. Push it together, so that it is in a flexible lump.
  • Turn dough out onto parchment paper. Kneed a few times to bring dough together.
  • It will have a soft, pliable consistency. It will not be sticky, nor will it be too dry to work with.
  • Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and let it rest for 30 minutes.
  • Once dough has rested, cut off chunks, re-wrapping the main piece of dough after each dough piece is cut off.
  • Run the small chunk of dough through the pasta maker, starting at level 1. Run it through a couple times on level 1, then run it through at level 2. At this point, lay your dough out and cut it in half lengthwise.
  • Take half of the cut dough and continue to run it through the press of the pasta maker - levels, 2, 3, 4, and 5. Once it is the correct thickness, run it through the cutter, which will cut your dough sheet into individual pasta pieces.
  • Gently move the pasta pieces to your pasta drying rack. Separate the individual pieces of pasta and let dry while you make your sauce.

Cooking & Finishing Pasta

  • Boil a large pot of water. Add a dash of salt and a splash of of olive oil.
  • Once water is boiling, add the dried pasta by tipping each row of pasta off the drying rack into the boiling water.
  • Cook for about 3-4 minutes, until the pasta has risen to the top and is floating.
  • Remove pasta to strainer. Drain.
  • While pasta is in strainer, add a splash of Olive Oil to the bottom of the cooking pot.
  • Place the pasta back in the cooking pot and stir to coat with Olive Oil, so the pasta doesn't turn into a big, stuck-together mess.
  • Add a lovely sauce. Stir to coat. Serve and Enjoy.

Notes

This recipe is written for one large serving, as a main dish.  You may have a bit left over if you are making this for only one.  If serving as a side dish, this would be the perfect amount for 2.
If you are looking to use it for serving 2-3 as a main dish, double the recipe.  If 4-5 as a main, triple it.