Egg and flour proportion for pasta extruder

Just bought a manual pasta extrusion device from China. It came with no instructions and the box is written in Chinese. By looking at it, it seems that the "1 egg x 100g of flour" dough recipe will not make its way through the tiny holes (or i will have to exercise a lot to make it). Is this the right proportion for the dough for the extrusion tool?

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Best Answer

What type of flour are you using? If you are using semolina, as expected, you should try to sift it and remove the coarse parts. Also, you can mix 75% semolina and 25% of a softer wheat flour. The egg makes the dough much (much) harder to extrude, you can try substituting water for egg:

for 453 grams of semolina, 162 grams of water

I make my fresh pasta with the wonderful mx700 Simac (which you can find online for about 40/60$) and I can assure you that the pressure applied by the machine is tremendous and when I don't get the mix carefully balanced the motor clearly screams and the machine cracks like it's going to open in half.

My mx700 Simac

In Venice, Italy we have a traditional manual pasta machine called Bigolaro that resembles a bit the one you posted, but the handle is much larger, hence easier to turn: you should use a metal pipe (on each side) to make your work easier!

bigolaro

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What is the ratio of flour to eggs for pasta?

Ratio: Fresh pasta dough is always made with 3 parts flour and 2 parts egg, the ratio is 3 : 2. One large-size egg weighs about 2 ounces; one cup of flour weighs about 5 ounces. Use one large-size egg for each full serving you want to make, to that add 1 \xbd the egg's weight in flour.

How much flour do you need for pasta per person?

100 g (3/4 of a cup) of flour per person. The best flour to use is durum wheat flour, but plain (all-purpose flour) works fine too. 1 egg per 100 g of flour. i.e. for 4 people, use 400 g (3 cups) of flour and 4 eggs.

Do you use the whole egg when making pasta?

How to... / Pasta & Rice / How to Fresh pasta / homemade pasta. We use whole eggs in our pasta for general purpose use. For a richer flavour, silky smooth texture and more vibrant colour, use only egg yolks or a combination of whole eggs and yolks (2 yolks for 1 whole egg).

Do you put eggs in pasta dough?

When the flour is kneaded with moisture (from the eggs), the protein forms strands of gluten that give the pasta its structure and strength. As well as providing water for the gluten, eggs also give fat, which enriches the dough, giving it a smooth, silky finish.

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