Homemade Pasta

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Serves 2-4

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups Flour
• ¼ teaspoon Salt
• 2 Large Eggs
• 1 Tablespoon Water
• 2 Teaspoons Olive Oil

Directions for the Pasta Dough

1.  Measure out the flour into a medium to large bowl (3-4 cup size), and add in the salt.
2.  Create a well in the center of the flour.
3.  Fill the well with the water, olive oil, and egg.
4.  Using a dinner fork, begin by scrambling the egg, oil, and water together in the well.
5.  Slowly start incorporating the flour into the center until a very sticky dough forms around the fork.
6.  Remove fork from dough.
7.  Start kneading the dough within the bowl, by folding into itself and pressing into itself, rotating the bowl, repeating until dough can easily be lifted out of the bowl. Remove to lightly floured surface. (If there is shaggy dough remaining in the bowl, do not force into dough.)
8.  Continue to knead on the floured surface until dough is smooth, soft, and elastic like a memory foam.
9.  Shape into a ball and cover to allow to rest for at least 10 minutes. This will make it easier to roll out later as the dough will become more elastic as it sits.
10. Roll out dough into desired pasta shapes/noodles.

Directions for Cooking the Pasta

1. Bring a 2 quart or larger pot of salted water to a rolling boil over medium high/high heat.
2. Add in fresh pasta one handful (approximately 4 oz.) at a time (making sure not to over crowd). Pasta will float to the top, continue to cook for about 30-45 seconds until it reaches desired tenderness. Taste to make sure.
3. Gently remove cooked pasta and place in serving dishes or lightly oiled bowl if serving later.
4. Repeat until all pasta is cooked.

*Chef Notes:
If you do not have a pasta machine, you can still make pasta by rolling out with a rolling pin.
Roll pasta into a large rectangle approximately 12” H x 24” W.
To cut the pasta, lay out pasta on floured surface and gently fold into thirds, creating a 4” X 24” piece.
Using a sharp knife or pizza cuter, thinly slice pasta into desired width of noodle.
Separate the noodles and gently toss in flour so they do not stick together.
Shake the excess flour from pasta before cooking in boiling water.