Whole Egg, Bread Flour, 00 Flour, and Stone Ground Wheat Dough

  • Time:
    1 hr, 55 mins show details

I personally love making a whole egg, bread flour, and stone ground wheat dough when it comes to ravioli. It gives a little more chewy bite and holds up well with heavy or wet fillings. I love the recipe in "Mastering Pasta" by Marc Vetri- really an amazing resource for all things pasta making. The last time I was making ravioli with this recipe, I actually ran out of bread flour half way through and had to finish it off with 00. I can't tell you if this is proper or not, but I REALLY liked the texture it brought!! So I chose to modify that one a bit. I also chose to use a different type of salt. I really like pink Himalayan salt for everything. I don't really know why, I heard its healthier or something, but I just personally like the taste a lot better than regular old salt. So use this if you have it but it’s not crucial if you don’t.
The one thing I have found is that this variation needs extra water to come together totally, so I use 3 tablespoons of water (added one at a time) instead of 1 tablespoon. The dough is definitely a bit firm, but makes for fantastic stuffed pasta such as ravioli.
I use a stand mixer and kitchen aid roller attachments when I make my dough, but feel free to make it the traditional way by mixing with your hand if you prefer. The rolling and folding procedure is taken almost directly from "Mastering Pasta". I have found no better way or simply explained than that method. Seriously, if you are thinking about getting more into pasta making PLEASE buy this book, it helped me more than I can say.

This can take anywhere from 1 to 2 hours depending on how fast you work. I like to take my time and really use this pasta making to relax so it tends to take me longer.

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup
    Bread Flour, plus more for dusting
  • ¾ cup
    00 Flour
  • ¾ cup
    Stone Ground Wheat Flour
  • ¼ teaspoon
    Pink Himalayan Salt
  • 3
    Eggs
  • 3 tablespoons
    Water
  • 1 tablespoon
    Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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Preparation

  1. 15 mins

    Form the Dough:
    In your stand mixer bowl with the paddle mixer attached, add all the flour and salt. Mix on medium low until combined. Add eggs one at a time to bowl while mixer is on. Add olive oil. Add water one tablespoon at a time until combined. I typically use around 3 but you can use more or less depending on if your dough has come together or not. Mix on medium until dough has started to form.
    If dough has not fully come together, knead the dough a bit in the bowl to pick up the remainder of the scraps and form into a ball.

  2. 35 mins

    Place on a lightly floured surface (I use a large cutting board) and knead a few more minutes. Form dough into a ball and then flatten into a disk (about 1-2 inches thick) either with your hands or a rolling pin. Cover and let rest for minimum of 30 minutes. I personally wrap mine in saran wrap and put in the refrigerator if I am not going to roll out my pasta right away, but you can leave it out if you plan on rolling right after rest.

  3. 20 mins

    After your dough has rested, its time to begin rolling out your sheets. Take your disk and cut it into relatively even 4 pieces (the ends will always be a little smaller don't worry). Do the following procedure for each piece of dough.
    With your hands, form the dough into a rectangular shape. Don’t worry about squaring off tops they will be fine with being a little rounded. Use a rolling pin to flatten the dough and create a longer flatter shape that is thin enough to be used with the 1 setting on your roller. Remember to keep the dough and the board lightly floured throughout the process. Put the dough through the "1" setting twice (once from each side, so the second time should have the opposite end of the first put into the roller). Put the dough through on setting "2" twice. Fold the dough over itself in half so that the ends meet. Cut off a small amount from the corners of each side (Mastering Pasta says 1/4 in to be exact but I have found that it doesn’t matter quite that much). Use a rolling pin to flatten the pieces together a bit and then feed the folded dough through the roller on the "1" setting again twice (opposite sides each time). Repeat this procedure a few times until the ends are relatively even and flat or squared off. They won’t be totally flat or square but that is OK.
    Bring your dough through the rollers to your desired thickness. For ravioli I tend to use the "6" or "7" setting. They should be firm enough to hold up to wet dough but thin enough to be slightly see through. "Mastering Pasta" says "thin enough to read a newspaper through". As you roll the dough thinner and thinner it will get very long. If you have the workspace (and another person to help hold the dough!) you can leave it as long as you would like. I tend to cut mine into 3 to 4 foot segments so that they are easier to work with. You may lose a bit of possible ravioli in the process but if you are working by yourself it make it significantly more manageable.

  4. 45 mins

    optional

    What you do from here is up to you! I have a ravioli tray mold that I like to use. Some people will lay their sheets flat, add the filling, cover them, and use a cutting tool to seal them. I recommend a ravioli tray for beginners but really, you can form the ravioli but any method you prefer.

Notes

This makes around 1 lb of pasta dough, plenty for most occasions. You can make it all and then only roll out what you need. the dough stays well in the fridge for a couple days before it gets dry and can be frozen for up to 3 months. Defrost overnight before using (I put it in the fridge before bed the day before I plan on making the pasta).

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