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Gluten Free Homemade Pici Pasta

Name: Gluten Free Homemade Pici Pasta
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 10 min
Cuisine: Italian,Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 kg Mix it! Universal; 600 ml water; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 egg; 1 pinch/es of salt; 1 pinch/es of rice flour

4 people

70-130 min

What this hand-rolled pasta dough recipe lacks in complexity it most definitely makes up for in taste. Savoury, chewy and great for soaking up sauces.

What’s better than homemade gluten free spaghetti? Fatter homemade gluten free spaghetti! Pici are handmade noodles of pasta dough native to Italy. They are always rolled by hand, which gives them a wonderfully rustic, irregular shape and makes them perfect for pasta dough beginners. The great thing is, they’re super easy to make. This recipe for homemade gluten free pasta dough is a doddle to follow: simply knead, leave to rest, roll, cut and cook! Delicious with a tomato and garlic sauce.

Cook

Preparation

in 60-120 minutes

Cooking

in 10 minutes

First, add to the Mix It! Universal a pinch of salt and mix it; then, put it onto a pastry board, create a mountain with a hole in the center of it.
Crack 1 egg and put it inside the hole of the mountain, then gradually mix the egg with the flour by holding the board of the mountain with your hand.
At least, gradually add the water and continue to knead the dough. When it will result blended, leave it for 1 hour to rest.
After 1 hour, roll out the dough until it measures the height of 3mm; then, spread a spoon of olive oil.
Cut the dough by making strips of approximately 5mm. Start with the first strip: roll it into a strand: it will be similar to spaghetti, but bigger.
When pasta is ready, spread a spoon of rice flour over it.
Cook pasta in hot water for about 10 minutes: bigger strands require more minutes of cooking.

Ingredients

Mix it! Universal

600

water

tbsp

olive oil

egg

pinch/es of

salt

pinch/es of

rice flour