Extra fine flour for soft buttery pastries and homemade pasta

Shortcrust pastry and butter pastry

An ideal choice for biscuits (e.g. Linz, vanilla rolls), pie doughs (tart, crostata, quiche), tartlets and cheesecake base. Also great for cake bases or savory strudels.

Savory Italian pastries

It works great in combination with focaccia, piadina or ciabatta. We recommend mixing with flour with a higher gluten content – e.g. 70% stronger flour and 30% Pasta Fresca.

Pasta like from an Italian nonna

Ravioli, fettuccine, gnocchi or pappardelle – the dough made from this flour is soft, smooth and holds its shape beautifully. The pasta has an authentic taste and a velvety surface. Thanks to its lower stickiness, the dough rolls out well even into thin sheets.

Baking with Pasta Fresca is like a gentle caress

Buttery pastries will have a smooth surface, a delicate texture and a golden hue. It is also suitable for yeast doughs with a shorter rise - buns, rolls or rolls will be supple and soft. Just be careful, the flour binds less liquid than regular plain flour - add it gradually. For short doughs, use plain flour, for yeast doughs, feel free to mix it with a stronger flour (e.g. Manitoba) if you want more volume and a more elastic crumb.

How to make perfect homemade pasta

For homemade pasta, I use the classic mixture: eggs and flour, no science. If I want the dough to be more supple and easier to work with, I add a few tablespoons of lukewarm water – especially in winter or when the eggs are smaller. After kneading, I hide the dough under a bowl or foil and let it rest for at least 30 minutes. For ravioli, I also add a drop of olive oil – the dough is then more elastic and doesn't tear as much when filling. If it starts to stick, I sprinkle it with the same flour, not plain – so that the texture doesn't change. And what if I want to roll the dough out really thin? After resting, I cool it in the fridge for a while. It works.

For yeast doughs, I recommend a ratio of 50% Pasta Fresca + 50% plain flour → the result will be fluffy, elastic and still soft.