About Pasta
1.Why does pasta stick together when extr’uded from the pasta extruder?
Pasta dough may be too moist. Sprinkle with a little flour during kneading. Once sufficiently
kneaded, the dough will feel smooth, firm, and elastic, without a trace of stickiness.
2. How long should fresh pasta be cooked?
Having a higher water content than dry pasta, fresh pasta cooks fairly quickly. Drop pasta into
the quarts of boiling, salted water. Take care to separate the individual fresh pasta pieces.
Cooking time will vary with pasta shape, size, and dryness. Boil 1 to 3 minutes and test for
doneness. The pasta should be tender but still slightly chewy al-dente, as the Italians say.
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