Homemade Pasta Dough
This recipe for homemade pasta dough is simple and guaranteed to be successful, whether you choose to make it by hand or with a stand mixer. All you need are eggs, flour, olive oil, and salt, resulting in an authentic Italian dish. Follow these steps to learn how.
Marthinus Strydom
Spaghetti Alla Carbonara
More about Italy
Italy is one of those countries about which you probably have quite a number of preconceptions before you have put one foot into the country. A country of olive oil and mafia, pasta, wine and sunshine, roman ruins and renaissance palaces, Italy has a lot to offer its visitors. Although some of these images are appealing, it would be a shame if that was the only thing you come away with. Italy is certainly much more complex and interesting than that.
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Ingredients
Method
- To prepare the homemade pasta dough, begin by sifting the flour onto a clean surface and creating a well in the center with your fist. Add the eggs, oil, and salt into the well, and add any desired coloring ingredients if applicable.
- Gradually mix the flour into the egg mixture with your fingers until a firm dough is formed. If the dough is too dry, add water a few drops at a time, and if it's too wet, add a little more flour. Knead the dough for 2 to 5 minutes until it's smooth, then massage it with olive oil and let it rest for at least 30 minutes in a plastic bag at room temperature.
- To shape the pasta dough, pass it through a pasta machine several times on the widest setting, folding it into thirds and repeating the process. Gradually reduce the machine's setting and pass the dough through again until it reaches the desired thickness. Cut the pasta into desired shapes, either by hand or using cutters, and let it dry over a broom handle or chair back. Alternatively, toss it lightly in flour and lay it out in loose bundles on a tray. Use the pasta immediately or store it in the freezer.
