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RossClement
Aug 22nd, 2005, 12:16 PM
Is there anyone out there who makes their own pasta? If so, how difficult is it? I'd be particularly interested in making tortellini. Can it be done by hand without a pasta machine?

Thanks in anticipation,

Ross-c

DianeVegan
Aug 22nd, 2005, 05:10 PM
Yes, it can be done by hand (what do think all those old Italian grandmothers did?) I tried it once years ago and you need a lot of flour, a large flat surface that you can roll the dough on, and upper body strength to get the dough thin enough with a rolling pin. It is a lot of work without a rolling machine. I worked in an Italian restaurant when I was younger - making pasta would have been miserable without the hand-crank roller.