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Orecchiette
Preparation info
- Makes 400 g 14 oz (about
4
servings) - Difficulty
Easy
Appears in
Published 2017
To make orecchiette the traditional way, precise quantities are seldom used; the old guideline is to use roughly one handful of flour per person, but obviously this depends on the size of your hands.
Ingredients
- about
400 g 14 oz 3½ cups
Method
- Set aside a handful of flour for dusting, then mound the rest of the flour on to the work surface. Make a hollow in the middle of the mound. Add tepid water to the hollow. Using your hands, gradually mix the water with the surrounding flour to make a dough, adding more flour from the reserved quantity, if needed. The dough is ready for kneading when a thumb, inserted int