FRESH BEET ROOT PASTA DOUGH

I had promised you guys that I would be making more homemade pasta recipes and so far this is my third pasta dough recipe. This recipe is what started all this pasta making revolution that I do not see stopping any time soon. So fun, vibrant and surprisingly very easy to make this recipe will soon be your favorite way of eating fresh pasta at home. No machine required so you do not really have an excuse why you should not be making it. Tip, this dough is often sticky due to the moisture of the beetroot, so add extra flour if necessary until the dough stops sticking to your hands. Want more colorful pasta dough to try out check this fresh carrot pasta dough that I made a few months back. I am seriously loooking forward to making more homemade pasta if not this year, next year definitely since we're in November can you believe that? I will be sharing the recipes I cooked with my homemade pasts so watch out for them. In the meantime enjoy this fresh beet root pasta dough and let me know what other flavored pasta dough you would like me to come up with.

INGREDIENTS

2 Cups Plain Flour
4 Tablespoons Beet Root Puree
3 Eggs
1 Teaspoon Salt
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil

METHOD
Add flour into bowl or kitchen surface, make well at the center,  add eggs

Add salt

Add olive oil

Beat the eggs slightly

Add the beet root puree

Start mixing the mixture from the center bringing in the flour

Mix until a soft dough starts to form

Use  your hands to start mixing in the flour

Continue kneading until the flour is mixed into the beet mixture

Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead the beet pasta dough until smooth and elastic. Cover the dough and let rest for 30 minutes

Divide the dough into four equal pieces

Roll out one of the dough into a rectangle shape as thinly as you can. The dough needs a lot of flour on the surface so that it does not stick, but sprinkle a little at a time

Fold the sides of the dough into the center

Fold on half over the other one to create a book like effect

Use a sharp knife to cut across the dough into even strips

Set aside the edges so that you have evenly sized strips

Unravel the pasta dough so that the strips are on a single file. Lay out the beet pasta dough strips to dry before using



I love the vibrant color of this beet root pasta

This is a fun project that you can do with the kids since they love bright colors

If not using the whole dough you can refrigerate and once ready to use, just thaw it out before rolling and cutting

Cooking the pasta will bleach some of the pink colour out of the pasta, so don’t worry if the pasta ends up a little paler than expected.

This pasta cooks super quick so you want it soft but al dente – with a little bite

Cook the beet root pasta as you normally would any pasta

FRESH BEET ROOT PASTA DOUGH

Recipe by Mulunga Alukwe

Prep time: 50 Minutes
Cook time: 00 Minutes
Total time: 50 Minutes
Yield: 1 Dough
Ingredients

• 2 Cups Plain Flour
• 4 Tablespoons Beet Root Puree
• 3 Eggs
• 1 Teaspoon Salt
• 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil

Cooking Directions

1. Add flour into bowl or kitchen surface, make well at the center, add eggs, salt and olive oil
2. Beat the eggs slightly. Add the beet root puree. Start mixing the mixture from the center bringing in the flour. Mix until a soft dough starts to form. Continue kneading until the flour is mixed into the beet mixture
3. Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead the beet pasta dough until smooth and elastic. Cover the dough and let rest for 30 minutes
4. Divide the dough into four equal pieces. Roll out one of the dough into a rectangle shape as thinly as you can. The dough needs a lot of flour on the surface so that it does not stick, but sprinkle a little at a time
5. Fold the sides of the dough into the center. Fold on half over the other one to create a book like effect. Use a sharp knife to cut across the dough into even strips
6. Unravel the pasta dough so that the strips are on a single file. Lay out the beet pasta dough strips to dry before using
7. Cooking the pasta will bleach some of the pink colour out of the pasta, so don’t worry if the pasta ends up a little paler than expected
8. Cook the beet root pasta as you normally would any pasta