Recipe - Veggie Flavored Pasta - No Egg

BASIC INGREDIENTS
1 cup Flour, all purpose
Preferably durum semolina
1/3 cup Water

OPTIONAL INGREDIENTS
1 tablespoon Olive oil (optional)
Use one of following only:
One fourth cup Tomato Juice (for red)
1/3 cup Carrot Puree (for orange)
1/3 cup Beet Puree (for red)
1 cup Spinach puree (for green)

To make by hand, use a floured pastry cloth, put dry ingredients on cloth,
and make a "well" in the center of flour mixture, add liquid ingredients in
the well, and knead the dough, working the flour to the center as you
knead. After it forms a ball, knead by hand for several minutes. To make
with a food processor, put all ingredients in the bowl. Process for 1
minute until dough begins to form. Adjust liquid or flour if necessary,
continue to knead in the machine for 1One half to 2One half minutes. To make with
bread machine, place ingredients into baking pan. Use the dough cycle,
knead for One half min. Adjust flour and liquid to form a round ball of dough.
Knead for another 5 minutes, then press stop button. IF YOU HAVE A PASTA
MACHINE, CONTINUE ACCORDING TO INSTRUCTIONS. To complete the pasta by hand,
roll the dough into sheets, as thin as it is possible to roll it on a
floured pastry cloth with a rolling pin. Then shape into long thin
spaghetti like strips, or wider for noodles. Cut with a pie crimper for a
fancy edge and twist into bowknots. Use your imagination. Allow to dry a
minimum of 1020 minutes, or longer, if necessary. It may be dried for
several hours, put into a ziploc bag and refrigerated or frozen. To cook,
drop into boiling water (with a little salt, optional), and cook just until
al dente. Do not overcook. Serve with your favorite sauce. You can make a
white pasta, leaving out the vegetables, or you can use your imagination,
be creative, and use any number of other veggies. Try green, yellow, red,
purple, orange pepper puree; yellow summer squash or zucchini; winter
squash, pumpkin or sweet potato; broccoli, green beans, vegetarian refried
beans. The list is endless. Just use approximately onethird cup of the
one you choose.