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Default Pasta dough in the KitchenAid?

Andy wrote:

>
> Heather,
>
> Yes, you want the pasta accessories!
>
> I wouldn't make homemade without them. They take on all the grungework!
>
> Just use small golf ball sized pieces of dough to run through the pasta
> attachment before using the cutters. Using larger amounts can extend MANY
> feet long and be unwieldly.
>
> I have the main roller attachment and the spaghetti, linguinni and
> fettuccine cutters.
>
> It's such fun!!! I run a string across kitchen cabinets and use plastic
> coat hangers in stages, to let the sheets of pasta hang as I roll the
> entire batch and again after I cut the pasta with the needed cutter. Then
> I take a pair of kitchen scissors and one coat hanger at a time, over
> boiling water I trim the pasta in half and it falls into the pot.
>
> It really is fun!!! Having someone else around also adds to the laughs
> and wonder!
>
> You WON'T be sorry!
>
> Andy


thank you, this is good to know. As much as I love my pasta roller it really
does end up being a pain so maybe I get the attachment for my KA and go from
there.

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