How Do You Extrude Dough With A Pasta Maker?
Hand-crank roller pasta makers work fine for flat spaghetti and linguine, but if you want to get creative and produce more interesting pasta shapes, like macaroni and rigatoni, you need an extrusion machine. Here are a few tips to ensure that your pasta turns out right each time. Step 1 Choose the type of pasta you want to make and attach the die to the machine. Spray a little nonstick cooking spray on the die to make extrusion easier for the dough. Some manufacturers suggest that you soak the die in hot water mixed with 1 tsp. of oil about 30 seconds prior to placing it on the machine. Step 2 Place a lightly floured cookie sheet under the die end of the machine so that the pasta will have a place to land after extrusion from the machine. Step 3 Follow your recipe and mix your ingredients in the pasta machine, food processor or mixer. You may have to adjust the amount of liquids called for in the recipe. Step 4 Stop the machine and test your dough. If there are visible white flour gran
