Wednesday, February 11, 2009

BASIC EGG PASTA - HOME MADE!

   
FETTUCCINE

4 eggs

3 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon water

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/2  teaspoon salt

Place water, oil, eggs, salt and flour in mixer bowl (I am using the KitchenAid machine with the pasta sheet roller and cutter). Attach flat beater and turn to speed 2 and mix 30 seconds. Change flat beater for dough hook. Turn to speed 2 and knead for about 5 minutes. Remove dough from bowl and let it rest for 20 minutes wrapped into plastic wrap. Divide into 4 pieces before processing with Pasta sheet roller attachment. Always wrap the unused dough into plastic wrap, so it does not dry out.

Flatten each piece of dough into a square about 1/4 inch thick. Set adjustment knob of pasta sheet roller to 1, turn machine to speed 2. Feed flattened piece of dough into rollers, fold and feed again. Move adjustment knob to 2, feed dough, change to 3. If piece gets too long cut in half and then continue with setting 4 and 5.

Exchange pasta sheet roller with cutter attachment and feed dough through the cutter. Hang pasta to dry or use right away.

    

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