Fresh Pasta

Ingredients

Servings

1 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 16

US / METRIC

3/4 cup

All-Purpose Flour

or Bread Flour

1

Egg

Cooking Instructions

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Step 1

Put the All-Purpose Flour (3/4 cup) in a bowl. Make a crater in the center of the flour and crack the Egg (1) into it.

Step 2

Stir with a fork then mix with your hands.

Step 3

Keep mixing until you develop a stiff dough that is quite dry. The dryness makes it easier to roll out and keeps the noodles from sticking together when you cook them.

Step 4

Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl covered with a moist towel or plastic wrap for 1 or 2 hours.

Step 5

Tear or slice the dough into manageable pieces—usually as many as the number of people you're feeding. Dust your countertop or cutting board heavily with flour, then use a rolling pin to make the dough as thin as you can.

Step 6

Slice into whatever size of noodles you like.

Step 7

Boil in heavily salted water. Fresh pasta cooks in as little as 30 seconds if the noodles are thin. It's ready when it changes color and starts to float.