Fresh Homemade Pasta Recipe

Homemade pasta is easy to make, and it tastes much better than store bought pasta. Homemade pasta ingredients are simple and most items can be found in all well stocked kitchens. Homemade pasta can be made in a matter of minutes, so whip out your aprons and let's get busy.

Ingredients:

2 cups flour
¼ teaspoon of salt
3 eggs
1 tablespoon of milk
1 teaspoon of olive oil

Place 2 cups of flour and ¼ teaspoon of salt onto a clean flat surface. Gather the flour together so that it looks like a small volcano.

Clean out the center section, pushing the flour to the outside so that a circle forms.

Break three eggs into the circle. Add 1 tablespoon of milk and 1 teaspoon of olive oil to the eggs. Use a fork to gently break the eggs and mix the wet ingredients.

Push the flour onto the wet mixture. Mix the flour until a ball of dough forms. Knead the dough until it is smooth and elastic. This should take about 5 minutes.

Roll the dough out until it is flattened. It should be about a 1/8 inch thick. With a sharp knife, cut the dough into long strips.

At this point you may place your pasta onto a drying rack and allow it to rest for about three hours. Or, you may cook the fresh pasta immediately. Both cooking methods are recommended. It takes much less time to cook fresh pasta. It should be cooked for about three minutes.

Homemade Rolled Pasta

Ingredients:

2 cups and 2 tablespoons of flour
½ teaspoon of salt
3 eggs
1 tablespoon of milk
1 teaspoon of olive oil

Place all of the ingredients into a food processor. Blend the ingredients until a ball forms.

Remove the dough ball from the machine. Place the dough ball onto a well floured surface, and flatten the dough. Cut the dough into 4 equal pieces. Place the other sections of dough inside plastic wrap and set them aside.

Place the first section of dough into the pasta machine. Roll the dough through the machine up to three times. Then turn the dough onto itself. Place it through the pasta machine again up to 10 times.

Place the flattened dough onto a floured surface and cut it into long strips of pasta. Repeat this process with the other sections of dough.

Variations:

For more flavorful pasta, add fresh herbs before mixing your dough..

Fresh spinach leaves may also be added to the pasta before the kneading process.

References:

How to Make Pasta

How to Make Pasta with a Pasta Roller

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