Caprese Spaghetti
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon water
- 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour sifted
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 2 handfuls cherry tomatoes
- 1 handful basil chopped
- 8 ounces fresh mozzarella balls
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- salt
- pepper
- fresh basil for garnish
- grated Parmesan for garnish
- Add the flour, eggs, salt, and water to your KitchenAid(R) Professional 620 Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer bowl.
- Attach the flat beater. At speed 2, mix for 30 seconds.
- Exchange flat beater for dough hook. Knead for 2 minutes on speed 2. Add water or flour if necessary to get the right consistency. Dough should be firm and leathery but pliable.
- Knead dough by hand for 1 to 2 minutes. Let dough rest for 20 minutes.
- Attach KitchenAid(R) Pasta Roller onto stand mixer. Cut dough into 1 cm thick pieces. Flatten each piece slightly. Set adjustment knob to 1 and speed to 2. Feed dough through the roller. Fold the dough in half and feed it through again. Repeat a couple of times. Then turn the knob to 2. Feed dough through. Continue to turn knob up and feed dough through until desired thickness is achieved. At settings 2 or higher, no need to fold the dough before rolling.
- Exchange the sheet roller for the KitchenAid(R) Spaghetti Cutter attachment. Feed flattened pasta sheets into pasta cutter. Pasta can be dried for no more than an hour or cooked immediately. Store dried pasta in an airtight container in the refrigerator or freezer.
- Add 2 teaspoons salt and 2 tablespoons olive oil to 6 quarts boiling water. Cook at a boil until pasta is "al dente." For fresh pasta, cook for about 2-5 minutes, and for dry pasta cook for about 7 minutes. Drain pasta in a colander.
- Saute the garlic in 2 tablespoons of olive oil on medium heat. Be careful not to burn the garlic.
- Add in pasta, tomatoes, basil, lemon juice, remaining olive oil, mozzarella, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Saute for another 5 to 10 minutes on medium heat until the tomatoes start to break down slightly.
- Serve in a large bowl and garnish with fresh basil, salt, and parmesan.
eggs, water, flour, salt, olive oil, garlic, tomatoes, handful basil, mozzarella balls, lemon juice, salt, pepper, fresh basil
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Caprese-Spaghetti-2099013 (may not work)