Making your own pasta is one of the easiest things you can make. I would however highly suggest that you get yourself a pasta maker – they are life changing!

Ingredients

• 2 cups of 00 flour
• 1 whole egg
• 1 tbs of olive oil
• a pinch of salt
• ¼ – ½ a cup of water dependant of how well the ingredients are coming together
• Additional flour for dusting

Method

1. Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix well until combined. The mixture will still be slightly sticky but it will come away from the bowl without sticking.
2. If you put in too much water you can always add a little extra flour to adjust.
3. Cover the dough ball with cling wrap, place in a bowl with a tea towel over the top and rest for 30 minutes in a warm area.
4. Flour your work surface, divide the dough into four even pieces and flour the dough portions.
5. Using your pasta maker send the dough trough on setting 1, flour and fold in half lengthways.
6. Send through on setting 1 and flour.
7. Set the pasta maker to setting 2 and send the dough through, flour and fold in half widthways.
8. Send through on setting 2 and flour.
9. Send through on setting 3 and flour.
10. Send through on setting 4 and flour.
11. Cut your four pasta lengths in half width ways and either using a knife or your pasta maker attachment cut into fettuccine, spaghetti, pappardelle or any other shape that takes your fancy.
12. Ensure that as you cut the pasta you dust with flour to ensure they do not stick together!
13. To cook – bring a large saucepan of salted water to a rapid boil and place in the pasta, in batches if needed, and cook till al dente – this will take around 3 minutes dependant on the width of your pasta.
14. Serve with your favourite sauce.

Enjoy!

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