Gluten free fettucine

So good is the texture of the pasta you will NOT believe it is GLUTEN FREE. The dough is only folded once and rolled through a couple of times but the result is fabulous.

Ingredients:
160g potato flour
85g fine rice flour
85g tapioca flour
2tsp xanthan gum
½  tsp salt
4 large eggs
2tsp - 1tbsp olive oil
2tsp cold water
fine rice flour, extra, for rolling & cutting

To serve:
50g butter
150g parmesan cheese, coarsely grated
1 cup chopped fresh parsley, basil and chives
freshly ground salt and black peppercorns

Method:
Attach the flat beater to the standmixer. Place the flours, gum and salt into mixing bowl. Mix on speed 1 until well combined. Add eggs, oil and water, mix lightly until mixture comes together. Change to dough hook, knead on speed 2 for 4 minutes or until soft and smooth. Wrap in plastic wrap and stand 10 minutes, this helps prevent the dough from being sticky.

Attach pasta roller and lightly flour with the extra flour. Cut dough into 4 thick slices. Press out lightly with your finger tips to flatten. Turn to speed 4, add the dough through setting no. 1 and roll (be gentle as dough is soft in texture). Fold dough in half lengthwise and place back into roller with the WIDEST edge going into the roller (this will give you a wide pasta sheet).*

Put through the roller again (do not fold in half any more). Change roller to no.2 and roll pasta sheet through once more.

Place on a floured surface and repeat with the remaining dough.

Initially cut the pasta by hand, as desired. After a little experience, attach the fettucine cutter and dust with extra flour. Feed through each pasta sheet and place cut fettucine onto a floured surface.

Cook fettucine in a large pot of boiling water for about 3 minutes, drain well. Return to the saucepan. Toss the hot pasta with butter, parmesan and herbs. Season to taste and serve immediately.


* Be patient with the dough mixture. If the dough is too wet, add a little more flour; if the dough is too dry, add a little more water.

Tips:
Being gluten free this pasta needs to be handled gently.

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