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Date: Sat, 23 Aug 1997 12:46:29 -0500
 From: Beverly Kurtin (bevku@who.net)
 
 
 Whole Wheat Pasta for extruders
 
 You may need to expriment a bit with the proportions but I've had pretty
 good luck doing one of the following:
 
 2 cups of whole wheat (NOT graham) flour.
 8 ounces of egg whites
 or 12 ounces water
 
 I "cheat" a bit by running the dough through a food processor first.  In
 a matter of moments you can see the pea-sized dough form.
 
 You can, of course, just use your machine to mix.  It's a tad slower,
 but when we're talking about great-tasting pasta what's a few extra
 moments?
 
 You will find that the WW will extrude faster than the semolina because
 there is nothing but whole wheat and moisture.
 
 If you're going to dry the pasta for later use make sure to dry it well,
 else just cook it up (cooks up very quickly).
 
 WARNING:  If you use egg whites, be prepared to have a sudden foaming
 (from the eggs cooking out of the pasta?)
 
 Varieties:  Add some freshly cracked pepper and finely chopped basil or
 maybe a little oregano into the pasta dough.  
 
 One of my favorites is to really do a number on some sun-ripened
 tomatoes (I run it through a small food processor to get it as finely
 chopped as possible) and add some of that incredible flavor along with a
 few pinches of oregano.
 
 Sona bona (so GOOD).
 
 Oh, make sure that you soak your die in very hot water and ignore the
 advice about spraying it with oil.  I've never found it necessary, but
 the soaking?  You bet!
 
 kwvegan vegan