Why Does My Homemade Pasta Fall Apart. But after adding it to the boiling water all the noodles cut up to a couple of pieces each. CP42 is the original recipe that takes about 3 minutes to tenderize and stay together and is what we had as kids.
I am not set up for frozen pasta storageselling. Luckily the pasta does not absorb salt in the same way that vegetables or potatoes do so you will not be eating all the salt that you use in the cooking water. I couldnt even run it through the rollers without it shredding and breaking apart.
When I cook a box of large shells I may end up with 6 that are perfect all the rest have tears and are falling apart.
I try to undercook them since I usually put them in the oven with stuffing in them but it isnt helping. In mid range Italian pasta it is not uncommon to get a batch which has been dried too quickly by the producer and the pasta will break up no mater how gently you treat it. What am I doing wrong. After completing this I wrapped my ball of dough in some plastic wrap which is one of the greatest inventions ever and left it in the refrigerator for about 45 mins.
