There is nothing better than homemade pasta, it seems like a daunting task, but it is much more simple than it seems.
[cooked-sharing]
Place the flour on a work surface, creating a small mound with a crater in the middle
Break the eggs into the center of this crater
Using a fork, break the yolks, begin to beat the eggs gently
With the fork, gradually pull in some flour from the inner rim of the crater, mixing continuously, the flour and eggs
Support the outside of the crater with your other hand to keep the crater intact so that the egg mixture doesn't escape from the inside of the crater
Continue pulling flour into the center of the crater until the dough begins to come together
With your hands, begin kneading the dough, incorporating the remainder of the flour. If dough is still sticky, dust the work surface with additional flour and continue kneading
Continue kneading until the ball of dough is smooth and elastic.
Cover dough with a clean towel and let it rest at least 30 minutes
Dust the work surface with flour
Cut the dough ball in half
Flatten the dough
To roll dough, start in the center of the flattened dough and push outward with the rolling pin. Lift the dough off the rolling surface and give it a quarter turn and repeat. Continue this rotation until you have a round-ish shaped, thin sheet of dough
Dust the dough and surface as necessary to prevent it from sticking to the rolling pin and the rolling surface.
At this point, you can cut the sheet of dough into desired shapes
Cut the dough ball into eights
Flatten each piece with your hands
Start with the highest setting on the machine and roll each piece of dough through.
Reduce setting and repeat, until you have the desired thickness
Dust dough with flour as necessary to avoid sticking to machine rollers
At this point, you can cut the sheets of dough into desired shape
Ingredients
Directions
Place the flour on a work surface, creating a small mound with a crater in the middle
Break the eggs into the center of this crater
Using a fork, break the yolks, begin to beat the eggs gently
With the fork, gradually pull in some flour from the inner rim of the crater, mixing continuously, the flour and eggs
Support the outside of the crater with your other hand to keep the crater intact so that the egg mixture doesn't escape from the inside of the crater
Continue pulling flour into the center of the crater until the dough begins to come together
With your hands, begin kneading the dough, incorporating the remainder of the flour. If dough is still sticky, dust the work surface with additional flour and continue kneading
Continue kneading until the ball of dough is smooth and elastic.
Cover dough with a clean towel and let it rest at least 30 minutes
Dust the work surface with flour
Cut the dough ball in half
Flatten the dough
To roll dough, start in the center of the flattened dough and push outward with the rolling pin. Lift the dough off the rolling surface and give it a quarter turn and repeat. Continue this rotation until you have a round-ish shaped, thin sheet of dough
Dust the dough and surface as necessary to prevent it from sticking to the rolling pin and the rolling surface.
At this point, you can cut the sheet of dough into desired shapes
Cut the dough ball into eights
Flatten each piece with your hands
Start with the highest setting on the machine and roll each piece of dough through.
Reduce setting and repeat, until you have the desired thickness
Dust dough with flour as necessary to avoid sticking to machine rollers
At this point, you can cut the sheets of dough into desired shape