Description
Learn how to make Easy Homemade Sourdough Pasta Using Starter or Discard with this simple recipe. Create delicious, digestible fresh pasta from scratch, perfect for using up your sourdough discard or active starter, with options for immediate use or slow fermentation for added health benefits.
Ingredients
- All-purpose flour
- Sourdough starter (active or discard)
- Eggs
Instructions
- Add eggs and sourdough starter to a mixing bowl.
- Gradually mix in flour using a dough hook (or by hand using a fork if not using a mixer).
- Knead the dough until smooth and elastic.
- Wrap the dough in plastic and rest for at least 30 minutes (or refrigerate overnight for fermentation).
- Roll out the dough using a rolling pin or pasta machine.
- Cut into desired pasta shapes.
- Cook immediately (3–5 minutes) or dry for future use.
Notes
- For extra flavor, add herbs or spinach puree to the dough.
- Substitute semolina flour for a firmer pasta texture.
- If dough is too dry, add water 1 tsp at a time. If too sticky, add small amounts of flour while kneading.
- Dough can be frozen after kneading but before rolling.
