Fresh Pasta Dough
Pasta is such a fun food to make. I love getting my hands dirty in the flour and eggs as well as the challenge to not let the eggs leak over the mound of flour and all over the kitchen floor (I learned the hard way that it is pretty easy to do). Since then I always work near the sink in case I need to dump the whole liquid mass real quick. With the right tools, pasta can be a quick and fairly easy dinner. The time it takes for the dough to rest is a great time to prepare the rest of your ingredients.
Fresh Pasta ingredients
3 1/2 cups flour
4 extra large eggs (or approximately 6 medium ones)
Creaet a larged walled circle with the flour and break the eggs in the middle. Whisk the egg with a fork. Slowly mix the flour with the eggs. As you continue to add the flour to the eggs it will become doughy. If it is too sticky add flour approximately 1/2 cup at a time.
Knead the dough for about 3-4 minutes with the palm of your hands. Once it is cohesive remove it from the board, scrap up any sticky dough and lightly flour your surface. Knead for another 6 minutes, making sure to flour your working surface as needed. Wrap the dough in plastic and let it rest for 20 minutes.
These steps go along way to making a nice and light dough for the pasta. You are now set to make linguine, ravioli, speghetti and more. I use the Kitchen Aid mixer and attachments and it is a breeze. I don’t need to plan way ahead to have fresh pasta almost any night of the week!
