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It's so easy to make your own fresh pasta at home. Get the recipe for pasta dough at Supper in the Suburbs!
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Home-made Pasta

It's so quick and easy to make your own pasta at home, plus its cheaper too!
Prep Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Diet: Vegetarian
Keyword: 00 flour, egg
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 148.87kcal
Author: Emma

Ingredients

  • 140 grams Italian '00' flour
  • 1 egg whole
  • 1 egg yolk

Instructions

  • Create a mound of flour on a clean worktop or simillar surface.
  • Make a well in the middle and add the egg and egg yolk.
  • Using your hand, mix the egg, slowly bringing in flour from the sides of the well until all the flour has been incorporated.
  • Knead the mix and bring into the shape of a ball.
  • Knead it well until it becomes stiff and harder to knead.
  • Wrap the dough in cling film and leave to rest in a cool place for 1 hour before using.
  • To roll out the dough, cut the dough into 2 pieces.
  • Flatten each piece with a rolling pin to just a few milimetres thick.
  • Fold the dough in half and feed throgh your pasta machine on its widest setting.
  • Do this 7 times until you have a uniform long, rectangular strip that has started to become shiny.
  • Repeat the above steps with the second piece of dough.
  • Pass the dough through the rollers decreasing the roller setting down a notch each time until you are at the thinnest setting.
  • You can now choose to leave in sheets for lasagne or ravioli or cut into pasta shapes and noodles.
  • Cooking the pasta from fresh should take no more than

Notes

Do I need to use Italian '00' flour?
Italian '00' flour is a special, super fine flour used for making pasta. But don't worry if you don't have it, regular plain flour will do!
 

Nutrition

Calories: 148.87kcal | Carbohydrates: 25.14g | Protein: 6.88g | Fat: 3.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.94g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 89.75mg | Sodium: 18.48mg | Potassium: 170.94mg | Sugar: 0.07g | Vitamin A: 124.29IU | Calcium: 23.87mg | Iron: 1.55mg