Nana's Homeade Cavatelli - Part 1

"A Cavatelli Machine is No Good for Nothing!" - Mary Bodanza - August 29, 2007
This is what Nana said when we asked her why she doesn't use a cavatelli machine. :-)

Today Nana taught us how to make her homemade cavatelli! They are gold! Mom and I spent an afternoon learning the recipe and the technique involved in making the best pasta around!

The videos are separated into 4 segments because I only had my hand held camera instead of my video camera and I had to switch memory cards. Sorry for the inconvenience.

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• Nana
• Bodanza
• Cavatelli
• Homemade
• Pasta
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• Shmeeb

[tylerroyer]

To those of you who said Cavatelli has ricotta cheese in it, you are WRONG!!! IT should not. And I have been looking for a receipe that does NOT have ricotta in the dough!!  Thanks Nona

[Shmeeb7]

@tylerroyer Thank you!  I just made these last weekend and they came out awesome!!

[nino18654]

Im sorry but this is not, an original Barese dough for cavatelli .

[Shmeeb7]

@nino18654 Well, we aren't from Bari, so what's your point? What is it missing?

[lionsareus]

Oops in surgery? Really not inspiring. Thumbs up.

[nino18654]

Sorry!!!

[anthonysitalianfood]

Enjoyed watching this. Thanks! Love watching Nonna's cook. Always takes me back to a much simpler time with my grandma Salerno. Ciao,  Anthony

[pucrob]

Thanks for the video! I made homemade pasta today. I made Fettucini using my food processor and pasta maker my Mom gave me. It came out excellent. I was wondering if I can use the same doudh recipe for Cavatelli? I used 2 1/4 c flour, 2 eggs, 1/3 c water, 1 tbsp oil, 1 tsp salt.

[tonmo]

Excellent series of videos - thanks!

[seyannne]

Thank you Nana and family for posting this recipe. I have wanted to make cavatelli for years but was worried they would be difficult. I made them tonight for friends. Your right "pure gold" Everyone loved them. I did cheat a little with the cavatelli maker, worked like a charm. Thanks again!!!!