The BEST Gluten Free Fettuccine Pasta

I never knew making homemade gluten free fettuccine pasta was so easy!

When I started this homesteading gig, I ran into some problems…. First off, I was learning basically from scratch. I always was intrigued by all things “old fashioned” but I had never really been around anyone who lived that way.

I knew nothing about gardening, chickens, sourdough, or even canning. But I had the want to learn so I watched, read, and searched anything I could get my hands on.

But all those were not my biggest hurdle to jump over.

The biggest hurdle was the fact that we are gluten free. So, I couldn’t just find the best homemade bread recipe or sour dough starter recipe and go for it… gluten free just doesn’t work the same way.

One area that I really wanted to make from scratch was my own pasta… I would watch video after video and read blog post after blog post of these fantastic homesteaders making their own homemade pasta for their family, and I was envious!

I wanted to make my own gluten free fettuccine pasta for my family too, but I couldn’t find a recipe/blog post/you tube video to show me how to make it.

Enter my hard head and a strong will to succeed! I decided to make my own and figure it out along the way…. Even if it failed a bunch of times.

And to my surprise, it went really well!

The first batch I made, blew me out of the water and was better than any store-bought gluten free pasta I have tried! I was amazed and never looked back!

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Ingredients:

• 2 cups All Purpose Gluten Free Flour I use my homemade blend I share in my Gluten Free Homestead Pantry e-book or highly recommend Cup 4 Cup
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1 TBSP Olive Oil
• 3-5 Eggs Just enough to make your dough come together
• Water If needed

How to make gluten free fettuccine pasta.

1. Put flour in your stand mixer with the paddle attachment. If you don’t have a stand mixer, use a hand mixer and you will have to roll it out with a rolling pin.
2. Add in salt and olive oil and two eggs. Mix until combined. Continue to add in eggs, one at a time, until pasta dough comes together. Your dough should not be sticky at all and should be easy to work with.
3. If you are getting close to your dough coming together but can tell it doesn’t need a whole egg, use a little splash of water instead of adding an additional egg.
4. Let dough rest on a floured surface for 1-4 hours or you can roll it out right away.
5. Cut dough into 7-9 equal pieces.
6. Fit your mixer with the pasta sheet attachment. Run each piece of dough through to make a long sheet of pasta, starting with the dial set to 1 and moving through each dial. I usually run each sheet through until the dial is at 3-4. This determines how thick your pasta is going to be.
7. After each piece gets run through the sheet attachment, cut the ends of each sheet so that each end is even and not jagged. This helps it run smoothly through the fettuccine attachment.
8. Lightly dust the sheets with Cup 4 Cup and set aside.
9. Now that you have all your pieces of dough in long sheets, fit the fettuccine attachment to your stand mixer.
10. Run each sheet through the fettuccine attachment.
11. Hang all your fettuccine pasta on a pasta drying rack to dry. If you are cooking with them on the same day, let them dry for about an hour or more and then put them into boiling water until soft. It doesn’t take long for it to become tender pasta.
12. If you are making ahead of time for future use, let them dry completely (up to 24 hours or more) and then store in an air tight container until ready to eat.

What all purpose gluten free flour should I use?

One thing to remember gluten free dishes are either good or bad depending on the flour used to make it. In my opinion, not all gluten free flours are equal and will definitely change the taste of your finished product.

In my Gluten Free Homestead Pantry E-Book, I share my homemade all purpose flour blend I have been using in most of my recipes for the last year. It is easy to make and it tastes as good as Cup 4 Cup in all my recipes.

Before I started making my own I always used Cup 4 Cup for all my all-purpose flour needs in every recipe besides breads. I have never had success using an all-purpose flour for gluten free bread. I would buy it in a 25lb on Amazon, which was the best price I could find.

What equipment do I need?

Don’t let equipment stop you from making this delicious gluten free pasta! The equipment I am sharing below do make it easier, it is not necessary.

I use a kitchen aid stand mixer and the corresponding pasta attachments to make my homemade gluten free fettuccine pasta.

If you don’t have a stand mixer or pasta attachments, you can simply use a mixing bowl and spoon or hand mixer. Then you will roll out your dough using a rolling pin and cut it with a knife. Definitely not as easy but totally doable!

The best part about this process is I just changed the flour to make them gluten free. If you do not need to be gluten free, you can just use a regular all-purpose flour in the recipe above and you are ready to go!

I will say that I make this pasta gluten free for guests and my whole family and no one can tell the difference. I use this same pasta recipe to make lasagna noodles, raviolis, and any other egg noodle I want!

Don’t let the fact that you have to be gluten free hinder your dreams of living a self-sufficient life. You can still make all the same homemade wonderful foods in your kitchen like all the other homesteaders. They just may take a little extra tweaking and practice. Now go enjoy yourself a nice bowl of homemade gluten free pasta!

Other Gluten Free Homesteading Recipes:

Sandwich Bread

Sourdough Starter

Sourdough Bread