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How to Knead Pasta Dough

Here are instructions on how to knead your pasta dough for optimal
Active Time10 minutes
Resting Time5 hours
Total Time5 hours 10 minutes
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Pasta, Pasta Dough

Materials

  • 1 ball Pasta Dough
  • 200 ml Semolina, Durum, or Tipo "00" Flour
  • 1 ea Mixing bowl with damp tea towel Or sealable bag or wrap

Instructions

  • Flour the work surface and place dough in the middle
  • Press the heel of your hands into the dough and push forward
  • Fold the stretched out part back on top of the dough
  • Turn 45 degrees and repeat
  • Repeat these steps (five minutes if dough was made in a stand mixer, 10 if made by hand)
  • Push your finger into the dough and, if it slowly "bounces back" to its original form, it is ready
  • Cover dough in your method of choice and let rest in the fridge for no fewer than five hours