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Linda's Spinach Pasta Fresca

Source: Genius Kitchen(food.com)
Estimated Nutritional Profile
Nutrient Quantity
Protein (g)155.4616
Energy (kCal)1777.24
Carbohydrates (g)114.5412
Total fats (g)88.854
Temporal Sequence of Cooking Processes
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    Utensils Used
    | 1. Whiz the spinach and flour together in the food processor. | 2. Add the eggs and pulse a few times, scrape the bowl and process until the dough comes together. It should be dry but hold together when you squeeze some in your hand. | 3. Dump into a large zip lock baggie and press the dough together to form into a log. | 4. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to relax the gluten. | 5. Cut the log into eight slices and working with one piece at a time run each through your pasta kneader (setting #1) four or five times, folding over the ends each time to try to keep it somewhat square and uniform. The kneaded dough should be very smooth and luxurious feeling with no graininess or roughness. I will post pictures in a few days. | 6. Keep everything heavily floured. | 7. After you have all of your dough rolled on setting #1 proceed to roll the pieces to your desired thickness, starting on setting #2 and going up one or two settings at a time. I like them rolled to number 6 on my Kitchenaid Pasta attachement and number 7 on my Atlas Pasta maker. Keep the pasta floured to avoid sticking. | 8. Choose the fettucine cutter for this recipe and run the strips through the cutter making sure to keep them well floured and keep your work surface floured very well. Make sure the strands are all separated. In this case there is no such thing as too much flour. | 9. Let the pasta dry for a few minutes and separate into four servings. | 10. To eat right away, boil a large pot of water with a tablespoon of olive oil and two or three tablespoons of kosher salt. Check the pasta after one minute and continue checking until it is done to your liking. Most pastas are al dente in under three minutes. Drain, sauce and serve. | 11. TO STORE: Curl the pasta into little nests and freeze in small containers to avoid crushing and sticking together. Remember, you can't use too much flour. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients
    Ingredient Name Quantity Unit State Energy (kcal) Carbohydrates Protein (g) Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
    spinach 1 cup thawed chopped frozen 33.0 5.85 3.3 0.45
    flour 4 cups unbleached 1458.24 107.2512 127.0416 69.384
    egg 4 286.0 1.44 25.12 19.02

    - Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.



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