How to do malloreddus (Passo-Passo photo)
First, let’s talk about how to make the pasta. I have a quick video and step-by-step images to demonstrate this process!
Step 1 – Prepare the saffron water: Boil the water, then pour into a bowl with saffron. I steep saffron for 10 minutes.
Step 2 – Create the Malloreddus dough: In a large bowl, add the semolina flour and salt. Set a fine mesh filter on the bowl.
Pour the hot water through the filter. Make sure to push the threads down with your fingers to extract any additional saffron water.
Step 3 – Knead the dough for 3-4 minutes until it meets mainly in a shaggy dough (it’s okay if there are dry pieces). Leave the dough to rest for 10 minutes before kneading again; This step hydrates the dough, so it is easier to knead later!
Step 4 – Knead the mixture for 10-15 minutes or until the dough feels very smooth, not sticky and no dry pieces remain. Wrap the pasta firmly with plastic wrapping and rest at room temperature for 1 hour.
Step 5 – Form The Gnocchetti: On a clean work surface, cut a piece of pasta that measures the width of 2 fingers. Cover the remaining dough in a plastic casing to prevent it from drying.
Rutto the block in a thin trunk with a ½ -inch diameter. This step requires a little practice, but essentially, you want to spread your fingers on the piece of pasta with both hands and use your fingers to roll outwards. Watch my video for a visual demonstration!
Step 6 – Cut the trunk into ½ inch pieces, then roll up each piece above the gnocchi card.
Step 7 – Using the side of the thumb, roll each piece against a tables of gnocchi or the back of the teeth of a fork, rolling and launching the dough to make an curled shape on one side and an uncreated surface on the other.
Step 8 – The key is to continue dragging the gnocchi until he moves on himself.
Step 9 – The finished shape has a curved side open on one end and an uncreated plot on the other side.
Transfer the gnocchi to the oven sheets sprinkle with semolina, ensuring that they do not touch (otherwise they will stick). Repeat with the rest of the dough: I filled two large sheets of pan with gnocchi.
