Hello my friends! I’m back at it again this week with some crazy simple vegan pasta. A while ago, I posted a recipe for flaxseed pasta and it seemed to go over alright with you all. I did receive some feedback that I found particularly interesting – some moms reported that the appearance of the pasta would be off-putting to any picky eaters in the house.
This is what I love so much about this community. I never, in a million years, would’ve had that thought on my own. The speckled pasta dough, in my eyes, was something that made it really intriguing and different. But those of you with kiddos in the house might have had a hard time selling it at dinner time. So, I took that as my next challenge.
The Question
And with that question, I was off to experiment. I remembered early on in my allergy journey that I used semolina flour, which was pretty effective. However, my normal grocery store doesn’t seem to carry that alternative flour. If I was going to create an approachable, universally helpful pasta recipe the ingredients need to be accessible. So I kept thinking. I let it rattle around in my head for the last month or so until, finally, it hit me!
The Answer
Bob’s Red Mill’s Egg Replacer.
If you haven’t come across this amazing product yet, I cannot recommend it enough. It works very similarly to flaxseed in that you measure it out, mix with water, and let set. Instead of a gel you get more of a paste, and it works extremely well. The best part is that it totally blends in with whatever you’re making!
The rest is pretty straight forward. Create a nest inside the measured flour, add oil, water, and egg replacer. Knead by hand until a dough forms. Let rest for 20-30 minutes and then you’re all set to roll out. The pasta cooks in 3-5 minutes depending on how long you let everything set between cutting the noodles and cooking them. The big thing I noticed about this recipe specifically is that it yields a lot of starch, so make sure and rinse the pasta thoroughly once cooked.
I hope to hear if this works better or worse for your allergy friendly households! Please never hesitate to reach out using my contact information. It is always to lovely to hear from you with questions or just general feedback. Until next week, happy eating! Stay safe!
