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Gluten-Free Fresh Pasta

Nests of gluten free pasta.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Micah Marie Morton

Gluten-free options abound in the dried pasta aisle these days, but it is harder to find good fresh pasta products that work for a wheat-free diet. In this homemade version, nutty chickpea flour and a gluten-free all-purpose flour blend team up to build a simple, easy-to-work-with pasta dough that you can roll out, cut, and form however you like. Be sure to source a gluten-free flour blend with xanthan gum in the ingredients list; this provides the elasticity and stickiness that you’d usually get from gluten development in wheat-based doughs.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    1 hour 10 minutes, including rest time

  • Yield

    About 1 lb. pasta dough

Ingredients

1

cup gluten-free flour blend (such as Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour)

¾

cup chickpea flour

1

tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt

3

large eggs

2

Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil

Need to make a substitution?

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Whisk together gluten-free flour blend, chickpea flour, and salt in a large bowl. Whisk eggs and oil in a small bowl to combine.

    Step 2

    Add egg mixture to dry ingredients and stir with a fork to incorporate; mixture will be crumbly. Tip out onto a surface and knead until a smooth dough forms, about 3 minutes. Form dough into a ball and wrap tightly in plastic. Chill at least 1 hour and up to 1 day to allow flour to hydrate (the longer you can let it rest, the better).

    Step 3

    Roll out pasta according to pasta machine directions or roll out and cut by hand.