Lia's Recipe Collection - Donna Laura Wines - Flipbook - Page 12
PICI
I NGREDI ENTS
400 g of flour (for 4 people - Italian rule is 100 g of flour per
person)
1 medium egg
Water - slowly incorporate until it creates a smooth dough
INS TRU CTIONS
Ad d th e fl ou r to a l ar g e b ow l, t he n ad d t he e g g a nd s lo wl y a d d wa te r
a li ttl e at ti me . C on ti nu e to mi x u nt il i t fo rm s a s mo ot h d o u gh . O nc e
it is th e co rre c t co ns i st e ncy , ad d i t to a cl e a n, fl ou r e d b o wl a n d
co v e r. Le t it si t fo r a t le a s t a n ho u r- th is a l lo ws it to b e co m e mo re
e la s tic / e a si e r to wo rk wi th.
F lo u r y o ur wo rk su rf a ce a nd r em ov e t he d ou g h fro m t he b ow l. Us e a
ro ll ing p in to f la tt e n the do u g h. T he tri ck h er e i s you wa nt to r ol l
ov e r t he d ou g h t wic e , tu rn the d o u gh an d rol l a g a in a nd the n f li p the
d ou g h u p s id e d o wn a n d r e pe a t thi s un ti l y o u ’v e re a c h ed t he d e si re d
thi ck ne s s. T hi s k e e ps th e sh a pe o f t he d ou g h e v e n .
Pi ci is a t hic ke r p a s ta , so we wa nt th e d o u g h to b e a bo u t ½ i nc h
thi ck . Whe n y ou g e t the d o u g h to th is th ic kne s s , u se a k ni fe a nd c u t
lo ng , e v e n s tr ip s . U si ng y o u r h an d s r ol l e a ch st ri p to b e e ve n a n d
ci rc u la r. Wh en a ll the p i ci ha v e b e en ro ll ed , b o i l th em i n s al te d
wa te r f or 30 se c on ds . Se rv e wi th y o u r fa v o u ri te sa u c e - I re c om me nd
my h om e ma d e to ma to sa u c e .