One of the simplest things to make yet they are far better than store bought.
Once you make your own you won’t want the prepackaged store bought noodles anymore. However if your like me,you may not always have the time to whip a batch up. Which is really sad because it doesn’t take all that long to do.
A decent mixer helps speed things up and make the job go smoother.
Other than that you’ll want a rolling pin, flour, salt, eggs. The last batch I made was with bean flour mixed with with a little wheat flour. Both of which were ground by hand here at home.
To be honest the bean flour was tough to grind with my little roots and branches hand crank flour mill. However the noodles were a big hit with the boys so I’ll do it again. I have a much better flour mill now. It needs a little TLC and it will be getting rebuilt come Spring. It’s a CS Bell A60 and I’ll do another video after it’s done.
To make your noodles you can use the following recipe or find another in a recipe book or online.
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 2 Tbsp. milk
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 cup white or wheat flour ( But you can use any flour.)
Instructions
1. Combine the egg, milk, and salt with a whisk.
2. Stir in the flour a little bit at a time. Keep stirring in the flour until you have a stiff dough.
3. Cover the dough with a clean dishtowel and let it rest for 10 minutes.
4. After the dough has rested ten minutes, it’s time to get out your rolling pin. Lightly flour the surface you’re going to be working on and sprinkle a little flour on your dough so it doesn’t stick to your rolling pin. Roll the dough flat (1/4″ -1/8″ thickness).
5. Let the dough rest another 20 minutes.
6. Cut your noodles into strips; You can use a pizza cutter, sharp knife or if you want to get fancy, a pasta machine. I’ve tried to use my pasta machine a couple of times but my dough has been to thick to work smoothly.
7. Lay your noodles out to dry ( I use my dehydrator. ) let them dry until they are stiff. Normally a couple of hours.
8. Package them up in an airtight container (to store in the refrigerator for a few days), or freeze them.
9. Cook them. Add noodles to a pot of boiling water or chicken soup or even make beef and noodles or chicken alfredo. Cook your noodles like store bought and mix them in and serve when done
This is a short video from when I got the A60 I don’t know if it’ll help anyone but if your considering milling your own flour to make truely homemade noodles you may find it a little useful. I must confess you can find more informative videos if you do some research online.
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