Rolling pasta using a pasta machine

  • 3 October 2014

About this technique

Skill level

Intermediate

Equipment

Pasta machine (with attachments if desired)

Rolling pasta through a pasta machine produces professional results.

• Flour a work surface and the rollers of the pasta machine. Flatten out the chilled pasta dough into a rectangle.

• Set the rollers to their widest setting. Roll the pasta through the rollers.

• Narrow the rollers by changing the machine setting by one notch, then pass the rolled pasta through the rollers again. Dust the rolled pasta with flour.

• Repeat the process until the pasta sheets are as thin as the recipe requires, or until they've been passed through the narrowest setting on the machine.

Don't be tempted to skip a notch on the machine – the pasta will tear. Keep the pasta well floured to prevent it from sticking once rolled. If the rolled sheets of pasta become too long to handle, cut them in half before rolling again.

Recipes using this technique