This sourdough pasta recipe is perfect for many different homemade pasta noodle dishes. Make it quickly with sourdough discard or long ferment overnight for all the health benefits. Homemade pasta made with sourdough can be thick cut by hand or rolled through a pasta machine for many different variations!
This sourdough pasta recipe is perfect for many different homemade pasta noodle dishes. Make it quickly with sourdough discard or long ferment overnight for all the health benefits. Homemade pasta made with sourdough can be thick cut by hand or rolled through a pasta machine for many different variations!
It is a cold, crisp winter day at the homestead and today I am making homemade sourdough pasta to go in chicken noodle soup. If you’ve had homemade pasta then you understand just how good it is. So good in fact that you won’t want to buy store-bought anymore! Whether the pasta is served by itself or put in a dough, homemade pasta made with sourdough starter hits the spot every time.
Why We Love this Sourdough Pasta Recipe
Cooking three meals a day usually means alternating between rice, pasta, or bread for the carb portion of each meal.
But if I have the time to make homemade pasta, it feels and tastes completely different than store-bought pasta. If you’ve never had homemade pasta, it is so good that going back to boxed pasta feels so subpar!
This variation of homemade pasta uses sourdough discard and eggs to make a delicious homemade pasta dough.
I love this recipe for its many variations. Whip this up in one afternoon and enjoy for that night’s supper, or make the pasta dough and let it long ferment in the fridge to roll out the next day.
Lastly you can make use this sourdough pasta dough in a stand up mixer with the pasta attachment , or you can roll it out and cut it by hand which is what I normally do.
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Health Benefits of Long Fermentation
While I love cooking with sourdough discard, and even just shared my same-day sourdough bread recipe (making a loaf in only 12 hours!), I do want to say that long fermentation is always best.
Letting the gluten develop with the active sourdough cultures strips away some of the phytic acid in the grain, making it easier to digest.
But, today on this cold, crisp winter day, homemade sourdough pasta in chicken noodle soup sounded absolutely perfect.
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Tools Needed
Measuring cups and measuring spoons
Tea Towel
Baking tray with parchment paper
Stand up mixer with dough hook (optional)
Pasta drying rack (optional)
Sourdough Pasta Ingredients
1 cup sourdough starter, fed or discard
3 eggs
2 3/4 c flour
1 tsp olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
How to Make Sourdough Pasta
Add all the sourdough pasta ingredients to a stand up mixer and mix with dough hook. Mix until dough comes together, about 5-10 minutes. If it’s still too shaggy and dry, add a tablespoon of water. If it’s too wet, add a tablespoon at a time of flour. Alternatively, you can hand mix the ingredients directly on the countertop for about 10 minutes, or until the dough comes together.
Cover the dough with a tea towel and let rest for about 30 minutes. Or, cover with plastic and let ferment in the fridge overnight.
When ready to cook, put the pasta dough on a clean countertop surface and cut it into 3 equal parts.
For pasta machine: cut each dough in half again, so you have 6 total parts. Run each part through the pasta machine at the highest setting first, then 3-4 more times at lower settings until you get the desired thickness and shape of your pasta. Hang the noodles to dry on a pasta rack or set them on parchment lined baking tray.
For hand cutting: roll each dough portion out with a hand roller. This requires a little elbow grease! If the dough is sticking, sprinkle it with flour. Use the dough cutter to cut horizontal lines, then vertical, to create squares about 1/2 inch in size. Note: you can cut into any shape you want here! Try longer strips for a fettuccine noodle. Put the cut pasta on a parchment lined baking sheet or pasta drying rack.
Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add a small handful of salt.
Cook the noddles to desired texture. Note: if you hand rolled your noodles, and they are on the thicker side, boil for 10-12 minutes. If you used a pasta machine and got the noddles paper thin, they boil for 3-4 minutes.
Serve and enjoy!
What to Serve with Homemade Sourdough Pasta
If you loved this recipe, be sure to try my homemade ravioli without a pasta machine. It’s equally delicious and fun to whip up 🙂
Can you freeze homemade pasta?
You can freeze homemade sourdough pasta. Just cut the pasta up, lightly dust it with flour so it does not stick, and freeze it an airtight container or freezer bag. Try to lay it flat in the freezer so the pasta doesn’t get stacked up or bent.
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Sourdough Pasta Recipe
This sourdough pasta recipe is perfect for many different homemade pasta noodle dishes. Make it quickly with sourdough discard or long ferment overnight for all the health benefits.
Ingredients
- 1 cup sourdough starter, fed or discard
- 3 eggs
- 2 3/4 c flour
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
Make the Dough
- Add all the sourdough pasta ingredients to a stand up mixer and mix with dough hook. Mix until dough comes together, about 5-10 minutes. If it’s still too shaggy and dry, add a tablespoon of water. If it’s too wet, add a tablespoon at a time of flour. Alternatively, you can hand mix the ingredients directly on the countertop for about 10 minutes, or until the dough comes together.
- Cover the dough with a tea towel and let rest for about 30 minutes. Or, cover with plastic and let ferment in the fridge overnight.
Shape the Noodles
- When ready to cook, put the pasta dough on a clean countertop surface and cut it into 3 equal parts.
- For pasta machine: cut each dough in half again, so you have 6 total parts. Run each part through the pasta machine at the highest setting first, then 3-4 more times at lower settings until you get the desired thickness and shape of your pasta. Hang the noodles to dry on a pasta rack or set them on parchment lined baking tray.
- For hand cutting: roll each dough portion out with a hand roller. This requires a little elbow grease! If the dough is sticking, sprinkle it with flour. Use the dough cutter to cut horizontal lines, then vertical, to create squares about 1/2 inch in size. Note: you can cut into any shape you want here! Try longer strips for a fettuccine noodle. Put the cut pasta on a parchment lined baking sheet or pasta drying rack.
Boil the Pasta
- Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add a small handful of salt.
- Cook the noddles to desired texture. Note: if you hand rolled your noodles, and they are on the thicker side, boil for 10-12 minutes. If you used a pasta machine and got the noddles paper thin, they boil for 3-4 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
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