Home-Made Pasta



One of the Swallow's young ones love to create.  When she has the time, she will usually be found doing something related to art eg painting, doodling or origami.

To nurture her young one's creativity, the Swallow will try to find ways and means to provide her with opportunities to dabble in art or craft.  One recent opportunity was making pasta at home.

The recipe is simple, with ingredients easily found in a home where home-cooked food is favoured.  The young one had fun cutting out the shapes using cooking cutters, and the joy that came when the young one realised she had helped in the cooking preparation?  Priceless...

HOME-MADE PASTA (serves 1)

Star-shaped Pasta

Ingredients

• 100g plain flour
• pinch of salt
• 1 tsp cooking oil
• 1 egg, beaten
• 3 tsp water

Method

1. Put all the ingredients in a bowl and mix with your hands to make a dough.  Squeeze and knead it for 2 - 3 minutes until it is smooth.
2. Sprinkle some flour on to a work top and roll out the dough very thinly.
3. Cut into desired shapes using plastic cookie cutters, or just invent your own shapes.

   

   Pasta craft in progress

4. Cook for about 10 minutes, depending on the thickness and size of the pasta shapes, in a large saucepan of boiling water.  The pasta should be soft but still firm and chewy.
5. Drain through a sieve over the sink.  Serve hot with desired sauce.

Notes

• Steps 1 to 3 can be done by young ones with minimal adult supervision.
• Steps 4 and 5 should not be attempted by young ones unless they are dependable and subject to parent's permission.