The idea of making your own pasta, my seem daunting with the many complicated recipes full of specialized ingredients, we have found that making pasta can be easy with this recipe. You can make this plain or spice it up with some fresh herbs or garlic.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups Swany White Flour
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 3 large eggs
Directions:
- On a flat surface, combine the flour and salt, make a well in the center of the flour and slat mixture, and add the eggs.
- Gently mix the eggs, gradually drawing in flour with each stroke, stiff dough will form, Knead for 8-10 minutes.
- Note: If the dough is too dry and won’t stick together, add a 1/2 teaspoon of water. If it is too sticky, sprinkle in a bit more flour. Remember that this dough is not bread dough and it will be much stiffer. The longer you work it, the smoother and more pliable it will become.
- Once you reach that nice silky texture, cover dough tightly with plastic wrap, and allow it to rest for around 45 minutes.
- Once dough has rested, divide the dough into four portions and roll into a small, flat circle.
Now it is time to ROLL.
If you have a pasta machine, or a stand mixer attachement:
- This will require passes, throughout each thickness setting for the best results. Begin with the highest setting and run it through once or twice there. Continue to adjust the settings to be thinner and thinner until you have a nice thin sheet of pasta.
- To help in squaring up the edges and keeping things even, fold dough strip into thirds between each pass.
- When you have desired thickness, simply roll it through the cutting side of the machine to slice into spaghetti or fettuccine.
If you don’t have a pasta machine, that is ok, you can use a rolling pin and knife:
- Roll each portion of dough out on a well-flour surface, keeping in mind you will need to roll it out as thin as you possibly can, as it will plump during the cooking process.
- Cut into thin strips.
- Note that if at any point, your pasta is sticking to the surface of the the machine, or your rolling pin, add more flour.
Once your pasta is cut, you can either cook your pasta right away (3-4 minutes in boiling water) or dry it for later.