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HOMEMADE PASTA

Homemade pasta is quick and easy to prepare, and a healthy meal to have in the middle of the week.

a little bit of Italy in your kitchen

Ingredients:

Makes 400g

  • 250g (1½ cups) Doppio Zero flour
  • 1 tsp (5ml) salt
  • 2 tsp (10ml) olive oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 egg yolks

Method

  1. Place flour, salt and olive oil into a bowl and make a well in the centre.
  2. Crack eggs into the well and using your hands, mix until a soft ball of dough forms.
  3. Place dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 10 minutes or until smooth.
  4. Cover dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

To make tagliatelle: (If you don’t have a pasta machine)

  1. Place dough onto a lightly floured surface and roll out thinly (2mm).
  2. Using a sharp knife, cut long strips about 1cm in width, dust with flour and set aside to dry.

To make lasagne sheets:

  1. Place dough onto a lightly floured surface and roll out thinly (2mm).
  2. Cut dough into rectangles (15cm in length and 10cm in width), dust with flour and set aside to dry.

Homemade pasta can keep for up to a month if dried completely and stored in an airtight container. And that is all you need to do to make your own pasta. Not so hard, is it?