Fried Apple Pasta

I don't have much I feel like writing about today so I thought I'd leave you with a recipe that was, perhaps, the spark that finally ignited this blog.

I had a bad day once a few weeks back and, when I have a bad day, I cook. That night, I created Fried apple pasta. Remember though, that I invented this recipe mostly from thin air so I'm guessing here. You may need to tweak it slightly to taste or yield.

You'll need:

• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tbs sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons water (give or take some to get the dough moist enough)
• a dash of cinnamon
• finely (FINELY) chopped, or even shredded apples - probably about a 1/4 cup or less.
• butter

Mix everything together and knead really well. You want the dough to be uniform, well, other than the apple pieces, and smooth - not so wet as to be sticky, but not so dry as to not mix well enough.

Let the dough rest under a bowl for twenty minutes.

Roll through your pasta machine - probably to the second or third thinnest setting and cut the pasta into linguine.

Take about four strands and, in your palm, make them into a little nest shape, set aside and continue until you're done with your dough.

To cook them, heat up some butter until, when splashed with a bit of water it sizzles and drop the pasta in. Cook it until golden on both sides.

They're great served with a little cinnamon sugar or apple butter on top!