Basic Pasta

Fresh uncooked spaghetti 

If you have ever eaten freshly made pasta, you will know how much of a difference it makes in your recipe.  This recipe is very simple and even easier to make it you have have a KitchenAid stand mixer that accepts attachments.  I love fresh pasta!  You will too.


Ingredients:

1-1/2 c. semolina flour
1/2 t. salt
2 eggs
2 T. water
2 T. olive oil

Instruction:

Combine semolina and salt in a bowl, whisk to mix.  Add beaten eggs, water and oil.  Knead dough for about 10 minutes till dough becomes elastically.  Wrap dough in plastic and rest for 20 minutes.  Lightly flour a clean surface to roll out dough.  Roll our to desired thickness and cut as desired.  To cook fresh dough, boil water in a large pot with 1/2 teaspoon of salt and cook till tender.  If not cooking dough immediately, dry and store in an airtight container for later use.  If making dough for lasagna, no need to boil noodles.

Note:  I used my KitchenAid stand mixer to mix my dough with a dough hook.  After dough has rested I divide the dough into 6-8 balls to run though my pasta roller attachment to desired thickness, I then add a cutter to my mixer or cut by hand on a cutting board.  I highly recommend the pasta roller and attachments if you have a KitchenAid stand mixer and plan to make pasta on a regular basis.  I opted for a combination set, which has a roller to 8 thicknesses settings, a fettuccine cutter, and spaghetti cutter.  This package retails for about $150 on Amazon.com.  I really like this set up as it allows you to use both hands with out cranking on a standard pasta maker model.