Handcrafted Egg Pasta
Servings: 4 people
Cost: $5
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tbsp salt
Instructions
- In a bowl whisk together 2 1/2 cups flour and 1 tbsp of salt.
- Dump that out into a pile on the counter and dig a well in the middle to hold your eggs in a bit.
- Pour 2 tbsp of olive oil in your well, then crack 4 large eggs in there.
- Using a fork, start whisking in a little flour at a time from around the edges. Keep going around incorporating more and more flour each time.
- When it's all just about mixed together, use your hands to finish combining everything. Knead it thoroughly for about 5-7 minutes, or until your ball is nice and smooth.
- Now wrap it up tightly in plastic wrap and let it rest on the kitchen counter for at least 30 minutes (preferably an hour).
- After the hour timer is up, unwrap your dough and quarter it up into 4 wedges.
- Pull one wedge out and wrap the others up tightly. Work with one at a time to keep your pasta dough from drying out. Using a rolling pin, flatten the dough out until it is about 1/8 inch thick.
- Cut your pasta according to whatever recipe you are preparing. It only takes about 5 minutes to boil. Enjoy!