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[Rob1974]

Could I use this flour to make egg pasta? Or should I get the caputo pasta flour. I am not thinking of mixing flours.

[james]

You can definitely use the Caputo Tipo 00 for fresh egg-based pasta. Here is a link to Kyle's recipe on italianfood.about.com -- which calls for Tipo 00. As he says, making fresh pasta tastes great and is a lot of fun.

One side note, we cannot get Caputo Durum semolina in the U.S., so you have to go for a domestic flour for that type of pasta.

Let us know how it goes. Here's the recipe.

Home Made Pasta

James

[RTflorida]

Great link. I've never done homemade pasta. I've had the Caputo, now I have a tried recipe. James, any other uses for the Caputo other than the obvious?

RT

[james]

Hmmm.

Baguette, schiacciata, 50% of a Pugliese, focaccia, Belgian waffles, crepes (breakfast and lunch) ...

James

[Rob1974]

Thanks,

I ordered some flour yesterday and plan to make pizza. I have made egg pasta many times and I will try it with this flour.

I'll make some other breads too.

Thanks for the help.