Handmade Farfalle - Bow Tie / Butterfly Pasta (e78)

Buon giorno a tutti! In this episode, Nonna Mia, la nonna di tutti (everyone's grandmother) demonstrates how you hand roll and shape farfalle, also known as bow tie pasta. Italians have been making pasta for centuries, but this is one of Italy's older styles - it originates from the 16th century. Farfalle take their name from the butterfly, since its shape resembles the butterfly.

Nonna begins with fresh pasta dough that has rested 30 minutes in the fridge. You can see her mix up the dough in Episode 74, using the standing mixer. To make the dough in a standing mixer, she combines 255 grams of 00 flour (00 means it has been more finely ground) and 170 grams of egg, about 3 eggs. Top up with water if the 3 eggs don't weigh 170 grams. Using the paddle, with just 30 seconds at speed-1, and then 30 seconds at speed-2, the dough begins to come together. Switch to the dough hook, and mix a minute at speed-1 and a minute at speed-2. Simple - that's it.

Alternatively, in episode 13, Nonna makes a nest of flour and uses the traditional method - no standing mixer. Have a look at that video, if you prefer a more authentic approach to making pasta dough.

Nonna also prefers to roll the dough by hand, using her traditional, long rolling-pin. Of course you can use a pasta maker. Essentially, you want to flatten the dough, and begin rolling it around the pin taunt, and shimmy the dough in an outward direction, repeatedly, constantly changing the direction. Once transparent, it is ready for cutting.

Using a zigzag cutter, you make one inch thick strips and then cut again 1.5 inch long, to make rectangles. From there you just pinch the center to create the butterfly shape. You will want to move quickly to avoid the dough from drying out.

Fresh pasta cooks quickly. It will only take 4 or so minutes. Drain the water, reserve some, and put the farfalle in a bowl. Nonna opted for pesto, and adds about 1/3 cup, along with about 3 tablespoons of pasta water to get at the consistency that she likes. In episode 27, she demonstrates how she makes pesto, with basil from her garden.

Nonna then plates up the farfalle, sprinkles about 1/4 cup of Grana Padana cheese, and a teaspoon of pine nuts. She adds a few basil leaves on top, and another sprinkling of grated cheese to suit your taste. And enjoy!

Buon appetito!

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[djskiper]

Love it when she sings! Great vid. Thx!

[tbrough]

Beautiful and delicious! Now I need a crinkle cutter! Grazie mille bella Nonna ❤️

[josietulipano]

Nonna, grazie mille. I learned a lot about farfalle. You're the best! xoxo

[joycecameron]

A beautiful butterfly 🦋 . How sweet a pasta is that? And so cute. Yes!Yes!Yes. Thank you Nonna Mia for sharing your delicious dishes🤗

[oneitalia]

I saw my beautiful MOVIE STAR ON Mia, how delighted I was to see you featured on the Canadian news channel!!! What a wonderful feeling that must have been for you! You looked beautiful in your kitchen and seeing your lovely daughters was a special treat! They must be SO PROUD OF YOU! I know I am. God bless you, dear friend, you are truly an inspiration! xoxo Love, Maria USA ♡♡♡♡♡

[franceskloos]

I cannot wait to make it, homemade pasta is the best, if you get a chance this summer can you show us how you made the pesto sauce, I would love to see you make it. You had such a pretty pink top along with those beautiful flowers, you are a beautiful person inside and out and I love your Italian music!!!!

[francescoscaglione]

That's a very popular dish throughout Italy, from south to north we're mad about pesto with every kind of pasta, farfalle, orecchiette (especially in Apulia [Puglia]), penne, rigatoni, spaghetti, fettuccine. Nonna, you made me want pasta&pesto SO bad now 😉😊❤

[sandrinou]

Hi nonna... I do like you, and with italian music, it's better 🙂
Is the farfalle rest folding in watter cook ?