An Easy Pasta Dough Recipe

Preparing a fresh pasta dough recipe is not something uncommon in Italian cuisine, but it is a bit more time consuming than using the pre-packaged pasta varieties. Of course, if you want to remain authentic in all of you're Italian pasta recipes, more power to you! This simple recipe should be a good stepping stone for creating a delicious pasta from scratch!

Makes 1 lb of pasta

Serves 6-8

Ingredients

On a flat, smooth surface, make a mountain of the flour. Create a well in the center of the mound and break the eggs into this well. Beat the eggs lightly with a fork, begining to incorporate the flour along the edges of the well. Continue to incorporated the flour into the eggs until it starts to come together.

Begin to knead the dough, using both your hands for at least 15 minutes, in 3 minute increments, adding more flour if the dough is too sticky. Make sure to flour your work surface if the pasta attempts to stick to it.

When you are done kneeding, the dough should be smooth, firm and elastic. (A little stickiness is fine!) Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature for about 15-20 minutes.

Roll the dough out to the desired thickness and cut into whichever shape you wish. This process can be made a lot simpler with all the new technology for pasta making, such as attachments for your stand-mixer or even a pasta machine.

Practice makes perfect, so don't give up if your first attempt is unforgiving! Soon you will be making delicious, fresh pasta for all of your family to enjoy!

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