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Farm Kitchen:  i need noodle help.  |
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mommakatof2
True Blue Farmgirl
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nieki
dalhart
texas
USA
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 Posted - Mar 15 2010 : 10:55:00 AM
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I really need some help making noodles. i just got one of the attachments for my kitchen aid mixer, but everytime i make any noodles they just turn into a gooey mess. i've tried all kinds of recipes and still can't get it right. can anyone help me? i would really appreciate the help and i'm sure my family would too.
thanks...nieki |
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Sheep Mom 2
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sheri
Elk
WA
USA
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Posted - Mar 15 2010 : 12:01:35 PM
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Do you lay them out to dry before you try to cook them? I always let mine dry for an hour or two before trying to cook them. You might try that.
Blessings, Sheri
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clothedinscarlet
True Blue Farmgirl
1333 Posts
Siobhan
Battle Creek
MI
USA
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Posted - Mar 15 2010 : 12:08:39 PM
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Did you get the meat grinder disks or the pasta roller and cutters? It sounds like you may need more flour if they're coming out gooey.
Farmgirl Sister #1110
Siobhan - AKA Liza-Jane (my farmgirl name), wife to my best friend, Trent, and mommy to Camden (11/28/05) and Bennett (7/11/07). and Truman (7/28/09) |
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4238 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Mar 18 2010 : 11:39:05 AM
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Ahh I know what you are talking about. You need more flour. I have put the dough through the pasta maker, and could not seperate the noodles, they where too sticky. So I work more flour into the noodles, and put them though again. Spagetti noodles are the hardest to do. Keep trying. You can also put the dough through and then let the noodles dry out for a while, then put them through again. It really is worth the trouble,cause homemade is so much better tasting. I think.
Michele |
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JoyIowa
True Blue Farmgirl
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Joy
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Posted - Mar 19 2010 : 07:18:58 AM
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let the dough rest before you start rolling it as well.
If it's not illegal, unsafe, or immoral, why not try anything once? Who knows? You may come back for a second helping! |
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alterationsbyemily
True Blue Farmgirl
691 Posts
Emily
Chambersburg
PA
USA
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Posted - Mar 19 2010 : 07:31:56 AM
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I never had one of those things for my appliance. But I found hanging them over a spring rod overnight helps them stay away from each other.
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Nigella
True Blue Farmgirl
386 Posts
Nigella
Chimacum
WA
USA
386 Posts |
Posted - Mar 19 2010 : 11:11:08 AM
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Hi Nieki, I have the roller and cutter for my Kitchenaid too. I've made tons of noodles with mine and love the results! Here's what I do maybe it'll help....
First find a good (and easy) recipe (I'm at work now or I would share mine with you, I'll try to remember to post it later). The recipe I use has me wrap the dough and let it sit for 30 minutes before doing anything else with it. Then I slice the dough ball into 1/2" ovals, sometimes I halve those. Then I really get liberal with the flour! I flour the first oval of dough on both sides and then send it through the rollers on the first setting several times, maybe something like 6 times and you may need to do it more, fold the dough in half and keep flouring the dough as you go when it starts to feel a little sticky again. You should start to notice a big difference in the feel of the dough. The first setting (number one) is the most forgiving and you should take advantage of it to get your dough un-sticky (I made that word up special).
Anyway, after that I flour before sending it through each setting and I only send it through the rest of the settings once. If you decide to send it through a setting more than once be sure to fold the dough in half before you send it through again. Also, I only go up to 6, but that's just a personal preference. Then I make sure both sides of the sheet are good and floured before I fold them for cutting (I don't have the patience to send them through the cutters after all that so I just cut them up with a, you guessed it, floured knife!).
After all of my 'dough ovals' are rolled I cut them and seperate them, again no patience, I let them dry in a loose pile! But hanging them would propably be nicer....
Making noodles this way I've been able to (and usually do) cook them up before they have dried, just watch them in the pot you can see their color change slightly and they'll look cooked, maybe 3 minutes or so.
Hope that helps!
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."
~Thomas Edison~
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prayin granny
True Blue Farmgirl
1874 Posts
Linda
Kansas
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Posted - Mar 20 2010 : 10:02:59 AM
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I am making noodles right now! But I use my Gma and Aunt's old recipe and roll out by hand. Slice into long thin strips and lay to dry for most of the day. It has never failed! Putting them in a pot of chicken stew I have on the stove later! Its snowing here so I am having a 'comfort food' baking day!! I do want to get a pasta machine one day tho.
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mommakatof2
True Blue Farmgirl
62 Posts
nieki
dalhart
texas
USA
62 Posts |
Posted - Mar 25 2010 : 09:31:33 AM
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| thanks everyone. i will try again and let you all know how it goes. |
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mommakatof2
True Blue Farmgirl
62 Posts
nieki
dalhart
texas
USA
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Posted - Mar 29 2010 : 11:49:03 AM
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| i completely forgot to tell you, i have the extruder kind. the one that comes with the disc and grinder attachment. |
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clothedinscarlet
True Blue Farmgirl
1333 Posts
Siobhan
Battle Creek
MI
USA
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Posted - Mar 29 2010 : 11:56:58 AM
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Yeah...I've had friends that have had the same exact problem with the "playdoh" disk kind of attachments. I've heard that more flour can help a bit, but really, I have the roller and cutter attachment and it makes the BEST pasta! I would recommend it any day. I hope you have better luck soon, Nieki.
Farmgirl Sister #1110
Siobhan - AKA Liza-Jane (my farmgirl name), wife to my best friend, Trent, and mommy to Camden (11/28/05) and Bennett (7/11/07). and Truman (7/28/09) |
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mommakatof2
True Blue Farmgirl
62 Posts
nieki
dalhart
texas
USA
62 Posts |
Posted - Apr 07 2010 : 12:18:59 PM
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| All your sugestions worked. I actually made noodles last night that didn't turn to mush. I just added a little more flour and made the dough a lot dryer. Yeah!!Noodles! Thanks everyone for your help. |
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jelliott
True Blue Farmgirl
70 Posts
Jennifer
Athol
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Apr 29 2010 : 12:40:29 PM
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It is a family tradition to make lasagna from scratch, starting with the noodles. We enjoy just putting four out on the countertop and tossing in the eggs and going for it. Then we have a hand turned noodle press. Kids and everyone here gets into it and then while they are drying we make the sauces and put it all together letting it bake all day and then we cut and eat. YUMMMMMM
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sunflowercritters
True Blue Farmgirl
1102 Posts
Debra
Springfield
Maine
USA
1102 Posts |
Posted - May 09 2010 : 6:27:17 PM
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Does anyone have a recipe to share? I would love to try make homemade noodles/spaggitte noodles. I have never made them before. Sounds lots of fun..
Farmgirl sister Debra
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Betty J.
True Blue Farmgirl
1403 Posts
Betty
Pasco
WA
USA
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Posted - May 10 2010 : 04:50:11 AM
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I agree that noodles are fun to make. I've been making them the old fashioned way with the rolling pin and sharp knife. I think it would be fun to use the pasta maker. I usually make egg noodles rather than pasta noodles because I just love homemade chicken-noodle soup.
Betty in Pasco |
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Nigella
True Blue Farmgirl
386 Posts
Nigella
Chimacum
WA
USA
386 Posts |
Posted - May 10 2010 : 2:03:34 PM
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Here's the one I love to use:
2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
2 eggs
1/4 c. water
1 T. olive oil
1 t. salt
Put all in food processor fitted with blade. Process until dough rides up in the middle, 30 seconds. Knead for 5 minutes on lightly floured surface or until smooth and elastic (you could probably use a stand mixer for this part if you want). Form into a ball and wrap in plastic, let sit for 30 minutes before you roll and cut using a pasta roller/cutter. Cook fresh pasta for only 1 or 2 minutes.
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."
~Thomas Edison~
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sunflowercritters
True Blue Farmgirl
1102 Posts
Debra
Springfield
Maine
USA
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Posted - May 10 2010 : 7:13:19 PM
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Thank you for sharing your recipe. Looking forward to trying it this week.
Have a great night.
Debra
Kind HEARTS are the gardens.
Kind THOUGHTS are the roots.
Kind words are the flowers.
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