Homemade Pasta
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
55 mins
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Cook Time
5 mins
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Total Time
1 hr
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Servings
4
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Calories
150 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Italian
Homemade Pasta
Description
Homemade Pasta is made by combining flour and salt, then incorporating eggs to form a dough. The dough is kneaded by hand until it becomes smooth and elastic, then rested before rolling out thinly. Once rolled, the dough is cut into noodles as wide or thin as you prefer, ensuring evenness for consistent cooking. The recipe emphasizes patience in kneading and resting to develop the right texture, resulting in a fresh pasta that cooks quickly and has a tender bite. It can be used immediately or frozen raw to preserve texture. Proper wrapping and freezing techniques help maintain quality if stored for later use.
The dough can be made in advance and kept refrigerated for up to two days, but letting it rest at room temperature slightly before rolling helps with handling. Freezing is possible either as dough balls wrapped tightly or pre-cut noodles laid out to freeze individually, preventing clumping. Boiling the pasta fresh provides the best tenderness and flavor, making this homemade pasta a versatile base for many meals.
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 large egg
Instructions
- Add the flour and salt to a large bowl or on a clean work surface and mix to combine.
- Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and crack the eggs in the well.
- Use a fork to beat the eggs and gradually start incorporating flour into the eggs. Keep going with more flour until a dough starts to form. The dough will be sticky at first so just keep adding flour to it.
- When you can no longer work the dough with the fork, flour your hands really well and start kneading with your hands for about 5 to 10 minutes or until the dough is smooth and elastic.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and let it rest for 30 minutes.
- Add a bit of flour to a clean work surface. Unwrap the dough and start rolling it with a rolling pin until the dough is anywhere from 1/4 inch thick to paper thin, go as thin as you can.
- Using a pizza cutter or a sharp knife, start cutting into noodles, make them as wide or thin as you like, just try and make them as uniform as possible.
- While finishing up with all the dough, cool the noodles on a noodle drying rack, or spread them and sprinkle a bit of flour over them so they don't stick together.
- Boil the noodles in well salted water until tender, about 2 to 3 minutes, then serve with your favorite pasta sauce, butter or cheese.
Notes
- Freeze homemade pasta in its raw form for best texture; avoid freezing cooked noodles to prevent mushiness.
- Wrap dough tightly with plastic wrap and foil before freezing to protect from freezer burn.
- To freeze pre-shaped noodles, spread them on a parchment-lined baking sheet dusted with flour and freeze until solid before storing together.
- Dough can be made ahead and kept refrigerated for up to two days; bring to room temperature for 20-30 minutes before rolling.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 150 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 150kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 93mg | 31% |
| Sodium | 181mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 68mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 135IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 19mg | 2% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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