Make your own Spinach Fettuccine
Spinach Fettuccine is not only delicious, but the spinach adds a lot of nutrients as well. The key to making this pasta is make sure you cook the spinach very well. It needs to be very soft so that you can blend it smoothly into your pasta dough. Ingredients: Cook the frozen spinach in the microwave as directed on the package or cook in a steamer on your stove. Make sure the spinach is very well cooked and mushes between your fingers into a paste. Place the cooked spinach in a pastry cloth, twist and squeeze until all excess liquid is drained. You can also use a potato ricer - you don't need to rice the spinach, just use it to squeeze out the water. Place spinach, eggs, oil and salt in a food processor or blender, cover and process until smooth. Place spinach mixture in a large bowl and add flour. Mix thoroughly with a fork until dough forms. Knead on lightly floured surface for 5 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Cover with plastic wrap and let stand in your refrigerator for 30 minutes. Roll the dough to your
pasta machine.
When finished rolling, use your fettuccine attachment to cut your noodles.
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