(Homemade orange noodles - Traditional recipe)

Time: preparation: about 60 minutes ........ cooking: about 20 minutes 400 g (14 oz) white flour 200 g (7 oz) young carrots 3 eggs Salt difficult recipe

  Spoon measures are American spoons, that is standard cook's measuring spoons used in USA.
  The best plan is to regard 2 American teaspoons or tablespoons as 1 English teaspoon or tablespoon (eating spoons)

Peel, wash and steam carrots until they are tender. Purée them in a blender or food processor and put in a little non-stick pan. Season to taste with salt and let the puréed carrots dry very well without adding any fat. Let puréed carrots cool.
Put the flour on a work surface; the best thing would be a wooden rolling-board. Make a well in the centre and add eggs and salt. Beat eggs with a fork. Add puréed carrots and beat again with the fork for few minutes. At this point slowly draw in flour from the edge of the well, stirring with the fork. Then begin kneading with your hands until a soft dough forms. Knead the dough on the floured work surface for 10 minutes until it is smooth and elastic and there is no trace of the dough on your fingers. Cover with a napkin and allow to rest for at least 20-30 minutes. When the dough is ready, cut into thirds or quarters. Work with 1 piece at a time but remember to keep the remaining pieces covered. Roll out on lightly floured surface the pasta dough, beginning from the center, to a thickness of 0,3 cm (1/8in); you have to use a long pasta rolling pin for this. If you want to cut tagliatelle (noodles) by hand, allow to dry for 15-20 minutes.
Unroll the noodles, spread on a clean towel and sprinkle with a little flour or semolina. It is important to avoid sticking while the pasta is drying. You can use a large surface or chair backs. Let dry for 2-3 hours before cooking. If you want much more instructions, you can read this page.
Boil them in abundant salt water; it's very difficult to say what is the exact cooking time. Pasta is fresh. Taste it after few minutes before draining it.

Note
- These noodles can be dressed with sauces made with single (light) cream or with
  vegetables, cut into julienne, or with mushrooms and olives or with bacon. In any case
  you should avoid puréed tomatoes. Consult our sauce recipe index for the recipes.
- You can realize the same dough for other kinds of fresh pasta such as ravioli.

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