Orecchiette mon amour: a milestone of the Italian cuisine, making them by hand is not difficult if you are not in a hurry, plus it’s fun and relaxing. 

Ingredients

• Warm water 200 g
• Remilled durum wheat semolina 400 g
• Salt a small pinch

Directions

1. Pour the flour over a bowl and form a fountain by adding a pinch of salt.
2. Add the warm water little by little, and start working with your fingers, or a fork. to slowly incorporate all the water.
3. Continue to knead with your hands for about ten minutes until you get a homogeneous and elastic consistency.
4. Make a compact ball, cover it with a cloth and let it rest at room temperature for about 15 minutes.
5. After the rest time, take a piece of dough, leaving the rest covered, and make a slop about 1 cm thick from which you will get small pieces about 1 cm large.
6. With the help of a smooth blade knife, form shells by dragging each piece towards you on the pastry board.
7. Then turn the shell over to itself so as to form the ear.Good job!