I have dreamed of making my own pasta for a long time. I was thrilled when I purchased my own homemade pasta machine with a spaghetti and fettuccine attachment. My husband was very excited too. He remembers when he was young his grandmother making homemade pasta. Now he knows why it takes so long, but it is so worth it. You will not get the same flavor and texture from boxed pasta as you will with fresh homemade whole wheat pasta. This is truly amazing. I have provided affiliate links below so you can purchase the necessary items to make this fabulous dish. (I may receive compensation on purchases made.) Thanks to Bob’s Red Mill for providing me with the semolina flour to make this wonderful pasta.
Whole Wheat Pasta Recipe With Semolina
Ingredients for Whole Wheat Pasta With Semolina Recipe:
2 Cups Whole Wheat Flour
2 Cups Semolina Flour (I used Bob’s Red Mill)
6 large eggs
2 Tablespoons of oil
1 pinch of salt
Directions how to make Whole Wheat Pasta With Semolina Recipe:
1. Sift together both of the flours and salt.
2. In a large bowl make a mound of the flour mixture and then make a deep well in the center, like a volcano.
3. Break all of the eggs and add olive oil into the center of the volcano. Notice I did say deep well earlier. Whisk the eggs and oil together with a fork and gently start to fold in the flour to the center of the volcano. Once the mixture is too thick to use the fork, fold out onto the counter and start kneading it by hand.
4. Here is where you can get a little aggression out. Knead for about 8-10 minutes until the dough is smooth. Wrap the dough tightly in plastic wrap and allow to rest for 30 minutes.
5. Using the Pasta Machine
6. Fold the dough in half length wise and run through the pasta machine in setting 5. Fold in half length wise one more time and run through on setting three. I found this to be the perfect setting for fettuccine or spaghetti.
7. Now with the fettuccine or spaghetti attachment run the dough through to make the perfect pasta.
You will need a Drying Rack
I have used several different recipes to make pasta. This whole wheat egg pasta recipe has been the best by far. Thanks to Bob’s Red Mill for providing me semolina flour to try. To find more pasta recipes, visit Bob’s Red Mill recipes or you could like Bob’s Red Mill on Facebook If you have never eaten fresh pasta then you need to Pin this recipe and make it to taste the freshness. Fresh pasta has a different taste and texture than pasta from a box. Don’t worry about any extra carbs you may eat for this meal, since you will burn most of them off by making it. Eat and enjoy. Follow Mainly Homemade on Facebook and Pinterest for more homemade recipes you will love!
What is your favorite pasta dish to eat?
Looks good! Why do you fold the pasta dough in half when rolling it out, though?
Great question, Ellie. It helps prevent the dough from tearing or creating holes in the dough as you feed it through the machine. As the dough gets thinner it is more difficult to handle. You can try to feed it through without folding it on itself, but you might end up with dough with holes in it when you try to pick it up to feed it through the machine again. Folding in half or thirds helps keep the dough together.
I hope this helps. If you make this recipe please rate and share on social media and tag @mainlyhomemade or use the hashtag #mainlyhomemade. I would love to see your results!
How thick should I make this for ravioli? I have ordered the attachments for my mixer and have the ingredients waiting for the moment it arrives.
Great question Bette. I would make it a little thicker for Ravioli. Use the setting one up from the smallest setting. Please share your pics and tag #mainlyhomemade. I can’t wait to see your ravioli!
I made the ravioli with ground duck, mushroom, sweet potato & walnuts (for some surprise crunch). I used some of the duck stock to make a white wine sauce. YUM! I used the setting “7,” thinnest is “8” and it was too thin.
I made spaghetti with the rest of the dough when I ran out of stuffing. I made a half batch since there are only two of us and it made LOTS. Can’t see how to add pics here, but I have them.
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Can you use this recipe to make lasagna?
Great question Kim. I have never made lasagna with this recipe, but I would say you need to let it dry really well before you would use it in lasagna. If you try it, please let us know.