what flour blend substitute should I use for making homemade pasta? For example, I will be...
making potato gnocchi tomorrow. What if I were making any other type of pasta?
All purpose flour works just fine for gnocchi and most other pastas like penne, ravioli or angel hair. For my noodles I use AP flour, salt, egg yolks and a teeny bit of water. If you are looking for a little variation, try substituting tomato or spinach puree for the water for red and green pasta.
If you really want to go way out for something different, instead of using traditional pasta for those spaghetti dishes, here is what we sometimes do.
Cook up a Spaghetti Squash - available seasonably at most produce departments - then open it and scrape the insides out per the instructions which are usually on the skin.
Set that aside.
Cook some French-cut green beans until they are just past al'dente. Drain, then set aside.
Now combine the squash insides and the green beans until they are well mixed.
Treat them as you would any other spaghetti by adding sauces, cheese, etc.
This isn't a substitute for good old fashioned pasta, but it is much lower in calories and carbohydrates.
Let me know how you like it.
by tastiger04 11 years ago
What's a good substitute (if there are any) for noodles in a pasta dish?Just curious if anyone found any "healthy" options when it comes to making pasta....noodles are unarguably the best part, but once in a while I run into someone who is avoiding carbs when I am trying to prep a meal.
by lisasuniquevoice 12 years ago
What makes pasta dough different from bread dough, or pie dough?
by caiodea 15 years ago
If a recipe uses bleached all purpose flour can I substitute equal amount of unbleached?..
by brenda_46 14 years ago
I am making a homemade cake and all I have is all-purpose.Will this be sufficiant?
by Susan Zutautas 13 years ago
When adding pasta to homemade soup do you recommend cooking the pasta first?
by sarovai 14 years ago
I tried with the recipe they give in pockets. But I never felt tasty. Can anybody share pasta with veg recipe?
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