rainbow pasta
Pasta Night! Well, it was more of a pasta day! Ever since I saw an instagram post by Carolina Gelen with this 6 braided pasta I fell in love and I HAD TO MAKE IT! It’s like a challah loaf made into a pasta, or is it a pasta made to look like a challah loaf? Either way its a showstopper for sure!
Some notes
preferably 00, but all purpose will do in a pinch
We didn’t juice our own veggies as she suggested. I had flavored flours, so we had to adjust the recipe a bit to work. I used serious eats recipe for egg pasta to get the wet to dry ratios.
Carolina Gelen has a wonderful video on how to braid. I highly highly highly recommend using it.
We ended up cooking our pasta for nearly 20 minutes. So, try to get your braids super thin!
yellow pasta ingredients
25 grams curcumin powder mixed in 20 grams of water
100 grams flour
70 grams of eggs (2 egg yolks + egg whites)
dash of salt
grey pasta ingredients
25 grams black goji powder mixed in 20 grams of water
100 grams flour
70 grams of eggs (2 egg yolks + egg whites)
dash of salt
pink pasta ingredients
25 grams pitaya powder mixed in 20 grams of water
100 grams flour
70 grams of eggs (2 egg yolks + egg whites)
dash of salt
green pasta ingredients
25 grams matcha tea powder mixed in 20 grams of water
100 grams flour
70 grams of eggs (2 egg yolks + egg whites)
dash of salt
purple pasta ingredients
15 grams ube extract mixed in 5 grams of water
100 grams flour
70 grams of eggs (2 egg yolks + egg whites)
dash of salt
Would I make this again?
Yes, and No.
I loved making all of the pastas, YES! I loved the fun colors, and the unique challenge of making a 6 braid. However, the thickness of the pasta braid made it take forever to cook, and it ended up not being the best pasta. Pasta needs to be much thinner to cook properly. I will make the flavors again, but I will probably not braid in this manner again.