Homemade Pasta

Homemade Pasta

1 c.         All Purpose Flour

½ tsp.         Dried Basil, marjoram, sage or rosemary, crushed (optional) 

½ tsp.         Salt

Egg, beaten

3 Tbsp.     Water

½ tsp.         Olive Oil or Cooking Oil

In a large bowl stir together 1 cup of flour, basil, marjoram, sage or rosemary (if desired) and salt. 

Make a well in the center of the dry mixture.

In a small mixing bowl combine eggs, water and oil.

Add liquid mixture to dry mixture; mix well

Sprinkle the counter with flour and turn the dough out onto the floured surface. Knead the dough until it is smooth and elastic (8-10 minutes) adding more flour if the dough sticks to the counter or hands.

Cover and let the dough rest 10 minutes. 

Divide the dough into two equal portions and put it through the pasta machine as follows:

-    roll the dough through the thickest setting 8 times, dusting with four and folding in three each time. 

-    turn the rollers to the next setting and roll the dough through. Do not fold and only flour if the dough seems sticky.

-    continue putting the dough through the rollers changing the rollers  to a narrower setting each time until the 6th setting has been reached (do not fold and flour).

-    cut dough as required for the recipe. I

Knead the dough.

thinning the dough.

Pasta needs sauce

The finished product.