Pasta is pretty straight forward. Flour and eggs, mixed, rolled, cut and boiled. Many people can be intimidated when it comes to making pasta. Some may think that it's something that they cannot pull off and won't give it a try.
We want people to realize how easy and FUN it is to make fresh pasta. The end result is so rewarding and comforting. Even though we always use store bought pasta when cooking, there is no comparison when it comes to a fresh plate of pasta. It completely takes the dish to another level!
If you have eggs, flour, and a pasta machine you can have fresh pasta in a little over an hour!
Start by placing 3 1\2 cups of all purpose flour on a wood cutting board.
Make a well in the center deep and wide enough to hold 5 large eggs.
With a fork, whisk the eggs and start to incorporate a little of flour.
Once you get almost half of the flour incorporated, start to use your hands. It gets messy but don't worry!
Once everthing is all set, start kneading the dough for 10 minutes with the palms of your hands.
The dough should be stretchy and slightly sticky. Wrap in plastic wrap and let the dough rest at room temperature for 30 minutes.
Cut the dough into 4 pieces. Take the first piece, keeping the other 3 still covered, and start stretching it through the pasta machine.
Little by little you will get to the last setting.
Now it's time to turn the stretched dough into pasta! We choose to use the fettucine setting.
Look how pretty!
We form little nests on a kitchen towel. Make sure to sprinkle the pasta with some flour while making your nests so the pasta won't stick together.
This recipe is from Mario Batali and it made about 1 1\4 pounds of pasta.
Cover the pasta with another kitchen towel until ready to use. Cook for 2-3 minutes in salted boiling water and top with your favorite sauce!
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