How to Dry Pasta

You can dry your own homemade pasta.

Drying your fresh homemade pasta is the perfect way to preserve it for later use. Whether you plan to eat it today, a few days from now or even several weeks down the road, properly drying your pasta will help you avoid a sticky pasta disaster come dinner time.

Difficulty:

Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Freshly prepared and cut pasta
• Drying surface such as a drying rack, tea towel, wax paper or plate
• Sealable storage bags

1. Place your cut pasta on a nonstick surface. Small, rolled pastas can easily fit on a plate while longer pastas like linguine or lasagna noodles should be hung on a drying rack, or placed on a tea towel or piece of wax paper.

2. Allow your pasta to dry for one hour. Test the dryness of your pasta to ensure that it's about as dry as the pasta you'd purchase in the refrigerated case at your local grocery store.

3. Place the dried pasta in a sealable bag and store it in your refrigerator or freezer. Refrigerated fresh pasta will last up to three days while frozen fresh pasta should be consumed within three months.

Tips & Warnings

• Drying your own pasta can make dinner preparation very easy.

• Ensure that the pasta is dry enough that it does not stick together when placed in the bags. Humidity will vary the drying times dramatically.

References

• RecipeTips.com: Drying Pasta at Home

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish