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Egg
Pasta
Egg
pasta is a type of pasta prepared with “00” durum wheat flour and fresh
eggs. Many types of pasta are sold on the market with the addition of
special ingredients and these are called “Special Pasta”. Among these,
“Egg pasta” is a best-seller all over the world. It must contain at least
20% eggs, that is for each kilogram of flour at least 4 whole shelled eggs
must be used.
Pasta
is considered top quality when its colour is very bright, with no black or
white spots, when it smells nice and tastes “natural”. Cooking must not
change its organoleptic characteristics, especially its slightly sweetish
taste; it must not stick together or break and must “hold” the
sauce/condiment well. The cooking water must not contain any small residue
and its clearness must be almost unchanged. The addition of fresh eggs improves the quality
of the pasta and its cooking characteristics: it strengthens its colour
that becomes yellower, improves its elasticity (above all in long pasta:
spaghetti, tagliatelle), decreases the quantity of residue in the cooking
water and stickiness, above all if high temperature technology is used in
drying the pasta. It is also necessary to take into account the fact that
the addition of eggs increases its content of other nutritional elements,
in particular linoleic acid, which is vital for nutrition,
as well as Fe++ (irono), Ca++ (calcium) salts and other mineral
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Home made Egg Pasta
Superb
products that guarantee their “holding” the cooking (that is not sticking
together) and quality control of the ingredients can be found on the
shelves of any supermarket. But if you have the time and feel like
“making” your own pasta, the satisfaction you get out of it is
unparalleled and your success with your friends and family is
guaranteed! 
Pasta
can be drawn very thin and cut into the most imaginative shapes: lasagne,
cannelloni, tagliatelle, ravioli, maltagliate, pappardelle. Marcato pasta
machines and their numerous accessories allow you to make any type of
pasta quickly and very simply.
The
machine and accessories to make egg pasta are supplied with detailed
instructions. The machine and its accessories have multiple functions:
kneading, cutting, drawing, etc.
Registered
users can download the instructions here.
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