New Mum’s Food Adventures

No images this time and a bit of rambling of what I have discovered so far and my problems with gluten free flour in my Philips Pasta maker.

I have one of the first models of a Philips pasta maker. I the attachments I have are Angel hair, spaghetti, ramen, fettuccine, flat wide, lasagna and a thinner one for things like wantons and dumplings.

I have not used boiling water as it would void any warranty but that warranty is long over now so I am less hesitant to try. I have tried every available gluten free flour in it to have zero extraction. Until last night. I had success with YesYouCan Gluten Free Plain flour with some xanthum gum and water. Problem is it needs more water than directed. But it’s easy to make it too wet. But I managed to get a whole serve out of it and they turned out great and cooked just fine.

But the liquid ratio is going to take a lot of trial and error. If it works this is great for me because I live in a small town now, gluten free availability is low in store and buying online costs more due to shipping or it takes a long time. Plus what you can get is a bit limited. Making my own gluten free pasta is preferable. Best part so far is it seems the eggless pasta works the best in the machine. It means lower cost and easier clean up.

My first attempt it was too dry but it extruded. It became wriggly like instant noodles so it had unnecessary force from being to dry and catching on the edges. Then it was too wet and it came out very fast. The mixture that was almost just right was too solid and stuck to the blades and didn’t move. So I will try again on another day. When I do I will update with pictures.