This homemade pasta recipe has quickly become our favorite! For this recipe, I would have normally used the expensive pasta maker attachment for the Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer I have to roll out the dough, but you don’t need one to make it. A standard pasta maker for $20, works just as well—just follow its rolling instructions. However you decide to prepare it, I hope you give this recipe a try.
fresh pasta has a mellow texture in a richer flavor which marries well according to Lydia with creamy, Rich, buttery sauces. Dry pasta has a unique nutty flavor and distinctive texture that is ideal for carrying tomato, fish, and vegetable sauces, and it keeps it shape when baked.
INGREDIENTS
2 cups all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
2 large eggs plus 2 egg yolks, beaten
Semolina or rice flour, for dusting
PREPARATION
Put flour and salt in a mixing bowl. Add eggs and yolks, and mix with hands or wooden spoon for a minute or so, until dough comes together. (Alternatively, use a stand mixer with a paddle attachment.) If dough seems dry or crumbly, add 1 or 2 tablespoons cold water, but only enough to keep the dough together.
Turn dough out onto a board and knead to form a ball. Flatten dough ball to a 1-inch-thick disk, wrap in plastic, and let rest at room temperature for at least 1 hour (several hours is fine).
Divide dough into 4 pieces. Knead each piece until smooth. Roll with a rolling pin or pasta machine as thinly as possible (but not quite paper-thin). Cut each sheet in half, making 8 smaller sheets. Dust dough sheets lightly with semolina to keep them from sticking. Stack 2 or 3 sheets, roll loosely, then cut into 1/2-inch-wide noodles or other desired shape. Or use pasta machine to hand crank fettucine or spaghetti noodles.
Continue until all dough is used. Gently fluff noodles and spread on a semolina-dusted baking sheet. Refrigerate, uncovered, until ready to cook.