fresh quadrucci

By stancec44

Quadrucci pasta is pasta that is flat and square shaped. They make a great addition to soup.

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons “00” flour or unbleached all-purpose flour plus more for dusting
• 1/3 cup durum flour (see note)
• 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil

Details

Servings 1

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, whisk together “00” flour, durum flour and salt. Mound flour mixture, then form a well in center. Add egg, egg yolk and oil to the well. Using a fork, gently break up yolks and slowly incorporate flour from the inside rim of the well. Continue until liquid is absorbed (about half of the flour will be incorporated), then knead in bowl until dough forms a mostly complete mass.

Transfer dough and any flour in bowl to a clean work surface to knead together. If using a pasta machine to roll out dough, knead 5 minutes more to form a moderately smooth dough (machine will complete kneading process). If rolling out dough by hand, knead until dough is smooth, 8 to 10 minutes more. Wrap dough tightly in plastic wrap and let rest at room temperature 30 minutes.

Divide into 4 pieces. Rewrap 3 pieces in plastic wrap. Flatten unwrapped dough so that it will fit through the rollers of a pasta machine. Set rollers of pasta machine at the widest setting, then feed dough through rollers 3 or 4 times, folding and turning dough until it is smooth and the width of the machine.

Feed pasta through machine, decreasing the setting one notch at a time (do not fold or turn pasta), to thin sheet, scant 1/16 inch thick.

Cut sheet in thirds crosswise; dust sheets on both sides with flour and transfer to a lightly floured work surface. Repeat with remaining dough.

Stack 3 or 4 well-floured pasta sheets on top of one another. Using a knife, cut sheets crosswise into 3/4-inch-wide strips, then cut strips into squares. Transfer quadrucci to a floured baking sheet, separating any pieces that are stuck together. Repeat with remaining sheets.