I love homemade noodles!
I was first introduced to them at a lunch at a friends home. She had whipped up some homemade noodles to put in her homemade chicken noodle soup. She then ladled the chicken noodle soup over mashed potatoes to create a dish that her mother had made for her family called "Poor Man's Soup"
From that time on I have made "Poor Man's Soup" for my family as well.
To make the noodles you don't need any special tool, you can simply roll out the dough and cut it to make the noodles (I like to use a pizza cutter to make straight lines). I made the noodles this way for about 10 years.
Trying to get me to make the noodles more often my husband encouraged me to buy a pasta maker (I really didn't need too much convincing).
I was first introduced to them at a lunch at a friends home. She had whipped up some homemade noodles to put in her homemade chicken noodle soup. She then ladled the chicken noodle soup over mashed potatoes to create a dish that her mother had made for her family called "Poor Man's Soup"
From that time on I have made "Poor Man's Soup" for my family as well.
To make the noodles you don't need any special tool, you can simply roll out the dough and cut it to make the noodles (I like to use a pizza cutter to make straight lines). I made the noodles this way for about 10 years.
Trying to get me to make the noodles more often my husband encouraged me to buy a pasta maker (I really didn't need too much convincing).
I took this picture after I had rolled out all the noodle dough. Notice all the flour on the pasta maker. If my dough is a little sticky then I will lightly sprinkle the dough with flour so it doesn't stick to the pasta maker.
When I roll the dough by hand, I roll out the whole recipe into one large rectangle and then cut it into noodles.
But when I use the pasta maker I divide the recipe into four equal portions and then roll out the dough.
When I roll the dough by hand, I roll out the whole recipe into one large rectangle and then cut it into noodles.
But when I use the pasta maker I divide the recipe into four equal portions and then roll out the dough.
After rolling out each of the four portions of dough I let them sit for awhile to dry out a bit.
If you are doing the "by hand method" you don't need to wait for it to dry you can just cut it and put it into boiling water immediately.
Using the pasta maker makes more uniform noodles and you are also able to get a thinner noodle.
If you are doing the "by hand method" you don't need to wait for it to dry you can just cut it and put it into boiling water immediately.
Using the pasta maker makes more uniform noodles and you are also able to get a thinner noodle.
What I am trying to say is that both methods have their advantages and disadvantages. It all depends on what you want or what you have.
"By Hand Method"
| "Pasta Maker Method"
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The last time that I made the noodles, I was making them for people who do not like red marinara sauce. A good alternative is to use a little olive oil mixed with pesto. I also chopped up some spinach to add, as well as a little pepper jack cheese.
I thought I was making enough noodles for two meals but that didn't happen.
Recipe for Homemade Whole Wheat Noodles
Recipe for Homemade Whole Wheat Noodles