Easy Pasta Dough Recipe

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

eggs

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal + water

💰Cheaper: egg substitute

Flaxseed meal is a vegan alternative.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil offers a similar flavor.

semolina flour

🥗Healthier: spelt flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Spelt flour is a nutritious substitute.

Dump 2 cups of all-purpose flour onto a clean counter.

Create a well in the center of the flour mound, making it look like a pasta volcano.

Add 3 large eggs into the well.

Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon of salt over the eggs.

Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil into the well.

Using a fork, beat the eggs and incorporate flour from the edges of the well.

Once the well is destroyed and the dough is thick, switch to a bench scraper to mix.

Knead the dough by hand for 10 to 15 minutes until smooth and elastic.

If the dough is too sticky, add flour up to 1/4 cup, kneading it in gradually.

If the dough is too dry, add a teaspoon of olive oil to soften it.

Let the dough rest for 1 to 3 hours at room temperature, wrapped in plastic or beeswax wraps.

Make a second batch of dough using double zero flour, following the same steps.

After resting, cut the dough into four pieces for easier rolling.

Use a rolling attachment from a KitchenAid mixer to roll out the dough, starting at the thickest setting.

Pass the dough through the roller once, twice, and a third time at the thickest setting.

Fold the dough in thirds and pass it through the roller a couple more times for added structure.

Reduce the thickness of the pasta by adjusting the setting one number at a time, passing it through twice at each setting.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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