Why Is My Homemade Pasta Tough. Was it rolled too thick. Stir the pasta and let the water come back to a full boil.
2 I use a lot of semolina flour when rolling and shaping the pasta because I dont have a pasta machine. Thanks in advance for any tips. Made homemade pasta for first time yesterday I am 55yo with my girlfriend we both are very good cooks and it was the most difficult cooking Ive ever done.
Did your hydration level of the dough seem too low.
Thats because flour and water are how you create gluten the network of proteins that gives pasta its stretchy texture and bite. And most of all when youre making pasta by-hand its just going to be thicker so it will have a tendency to be tougher. Any pointers or adjustments I can make to get a softer pasta. I followed the recipe exactlythe.
