QUESTION: I made pasta for the first time last night (flour, salt, eggs, little water). I want to make more noodles & dry them — if I dry them & package them in either a ziploc or mason jar, how long are they good in a cupboard? Waiting for my pasta drying rack & Pasta Bible to come in the mail. There’s so much conflicting information on google (some say 2 days in fridge after drying, some sources say 2-3 months in cupboard).
TLDR: How long is egg pasta good for if stored in the cupboard after you allow it to dry?
by Comprehensive_Age680
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If it was just water and flour it will last a lot longer. It’s the raw egg that causes issues. When I make egg pasta I freeze it.
Edit.. looks great!!
is this a professional camera?😭 this looks like ariana grande in her pov video in the kitchen it looks soo good i wish i could have this pasta lol
Yes don’t try to dry it, freeze it.
I like to make fettuccini nests that I dry out over night and put into paper bags. I give them away immediately with the advice of “use today or pop in the freezer”. Keeping them to continue to dry out will end up with them getting crumbly, or breaking down into shards. Either way, beyond a couple of days of drying they need to be in someone’s freezer.
Filled pasta like ravioli I will always freeze and give away frozen.
I would recommend drying extruded over rolled, or macaroni instead of pasta. You want to make sure it dries evenly, this will help prevent it from being super brittle. Also be liberal with your semolina. That being said, home extruders are not great.