The March 2009 challenge is hosted by Mary of Beans and Caviar, Melinda of Melbourne Larder and Enza of Io Da Grande. They have chosen Lasagne of Emilia-Romagna from The Splendid Table by Lynne Rossetto Kasper as the challenge. The recipe can be found at either one of the hostesses’ blogs.
This was my first Daring Bakers Challenge and when I first saw that the recipe was I was terrified! I was expecting to make something sweet. The whole challenge was very time consuming – it took me 5 hours to complete! But it was challenging and fun which is the point I guess!
The first part of the challenge, making the pasta, was very physical! Lots of kneading, and a huge amount of rolling! I don’t think I got the pasta as thin as it should have been, but I just could not get it any thinner! I had pasta hanging around everywhere!
I was very happy with the end result. The taste was different to lasagne’s I usually eat, definitely more meaty. I really enjoyed the challenge and look forward to next month’s challenge!
Pasta Drying
Lasagne ready for the oven!
Cooked lasagne
Ready to eat!
Up close!
