Homemade Pasta, Ravioli Dough
 
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Even with readily available pasta to purchase, nothing quite tops making your very own. The most exceptional ravioli can be made using this dough. Adding the optional sourdough starter not only increases the digestibility but adds a pleasant taste to the pasta.
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Recipe type: main dish
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
  • 1 pound All-purpose flour (*see note for adding whole grain)
  • 10 egg yolks
  • 4 ounces (1/2 cup) milk
  • 1 ounce (3 Tablespoons) olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 ounces (1/4 cup) sourdough starter (optional)
Instructions
  1. Combine flour and salt in a shallow bowl.
  2. Make a well in the center and add yolks, milk, olive oil and if using, sourdough starter.
  3. Mix together, bringing the flour toward the center by hand or fork. The dough will seem very tight. Once it feels too tight to mix any longer, cover and let rest 20-30 minutes.
  4. Once the gluten has relaxed, knead the dough to make a uniform dough.
  5. Wrap in plastic wrap and let rest at room temperature for 1-2 hours or until completely relaxed. You can check by pressing your index finger into the dough and if the dough does not spring back but instead leaves a deep impression, then it's ready.
  6. Set up your pasta machine (I use a hand crank one) to the lowest setting for rolling out the dough.
  7. Section off 1-2" strips, flatten with your hand so that it fits into your pasta roller.
  8. Keep rolling the dough by setting the dial to a higher number with each time. I usually go up to number 7, it's up to your preference of how thick you may like it.
  9. Attach the pasta cutter attachment and run the rolled out dough through it. If planning to make ravioli, just place the rolled dough on the counter, fill, moisten the edges with a little water and cover with another rolled out piece of dough. Stamp out your ravioli shapes by either using a cookie cutter or just cutting them into squares.
  10. Cook in salted, boiling water 2-4 minutes, depending on how thick your pasta is.
Notes
I usually add 4 ounces of soft white wheat for a wholesome pasta.
Recipe by Welcome 2 Our Table at https://www.welcome2ourtable.com/homemade-pasta-ravioli-dough/