Why Is My Homemade Pasta Brittle. I use clothes hangers to dry but my pasta is so brittle I wont be able to package it. Following instructions I started at medium temperature until the sugar melted then turned up to high and stirred frequently.
Running it through several times basically kneads the dough and develops gluten. Thats a common cause of tough pasta. Either cook the pasta immediately or cover the baking sheet tightly with.
It forms a flexible elastic net the net portion isnt really relevant to pasta dough though allowing it to stretch more and is much much less brittle.
It must be very well kneaded. At first when kneading the dough with water or eggs my recipes may seem like they are lacking in liquid. Feb 4 2010 0442 PM 22. I initially got it from Americas Test Kitchen TV show.
