I left a comment on your blog asking this, but then it occured to me that I'd probably get a faster answer here! The lasagna looks amazing and I love that you used fresh pasta!
Question about the pasta?did you leave it in sheets (not cut it)? My sheets normally come out about 6 inches wide?is this too large? Also, did you undercook it any or would you recommend this method? I normally do this in a baked pasta dish, but I?ve never made one with fresh pasta.
p.s. My MIL got me Tartine Bread for Christmas. I love looking at the book! A few weeks ago I planned to make the country bread and ended up accidently baking my starter. I was able to salvage enough to not have to start completely over, but it made me sad. I've been craving that bread for weeks now.
Re: **Bridget**
Well, the nest wasn't loading for me a few minutes ago, so then I went to check my blog, and I saw your comment and responded.
Here is what I said:
I left the pasta in sheets. There is no disadvantage to larger sheets; in fact, they?re probably better! When I boil the noodles, I basically drop them in simmering water and take them out within a few seconds, certainly less than a minute. Then rinse them to top the cooking and get rid of some exterior starch. I?m sure they aren?t cooked all the way through, but the pre-cooking is necessary; the one time I skipped it, the noodles disintegrated into the lasagna while it baked.
Also, about Tartine Bread - yay! Best bread ever! I have so much fun with that method. Hopefully your starter will recover and you can make some delicious bread soon!
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Thanks! That helps.
One other question about the bread...once when I made it, I froze one of the loaves after forming it. When I wanted to eat it, I put it in the fridge to let it defrost, etc. I think I also let it rise some at room temp (can't really remember). Anyways, when I went to put it in the dutch oven, it basically collapsed, burned in about 10 minutes and was completely inedible. Are there any tricks for when you freeze it?
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