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homemade pasta

How to Make Pasta

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A simple and easy recipe for homemade pasta or noodles. Nothing tastes as good as homemade!
Prep Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 18 minutes
Course Main
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Mix eggs, flour, olive oil together for 2-4 minutes.
  • The dough should be soft and pliable.
  • If the dough is too dry, add one teaspoon of water at a time.
  • If it is too wet, add one teaspoon of flour at a time
  • Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes or up to 2 hours.
  • After rest time, unwrap the dough and divide into four equal sections
  • If using a pasta maker:
  • -roll dough through widest setting several times-refolding dough in half each time to strengthen the gluten in the dough.
  • -then roll dough through pasta maker changing the setting (the thickness) one setting at a time-slowly the dough will become thinner with each section. For pasta such as linguine/spaghetti roll dough until it is slightly translucent i.e. you can see your fingers slightly through the dough if you place it in your hand.
  • -when you reach desired thickness use linguine or spaghetti attachment to cut pasta.
  • If not using a pasta maker:
  • -roll dough initially folding over a few times in half to strengthen the gluten
  • -then roll to desired thickness-for linguine/spaghetti until it is slightly translucent i.e. you can see your fingers slightly through the dough if you place it in your hand.
  • -before cutting-flour dough surface generously so it doesn’t stick then roll gently (can roll on a rolling pin-then slide the whole roll off of the rolling pin). Cut pasta to desired width.
  • -toss pasta lightly in flour to keep from sticking together
  • Bring a pot of salted water to boil. Cook pasta for 2-3 minutes or until desired doneness.
  • Drain, then toss with your favorite sauce, and enjoy!
  • Fresh pasta takes considerably less time to cook than dried pasta.