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One Local Summer 2011 – Week 12

 

Beet Pasta

Ingredients
3 average-sized beets
2 tbsp olive oil
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour

Instructions:
  • Preheat oven to 350F.  Wash beets and remove greens.  Wrap in aluminum foil with 1 tbsp olive oil drizzled on top.  Bake for 30-45 minutes or until tender.  Allow to cool and remove skins.  Process into about 1/2 cup puree.
  • Put 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour into bowl, making a well in the middle.
  • Add in 1/4 cup beet puree and 1 tbsp olive oil.
  • Mix together with your hands and kneed until dough is firm and not sticky.  Add water or flour if dough is too dry or wet.
  • Either roll through a Kitchen Aid Pasta roller/cutter or by hand with a rolling pin and knife.
  • Hang pasta and allow to dry or boil right away and enjoy!