How to Make Super Simple Fresh Pasta

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We’ve all had dry pasta in every shape and size, but fresh pasta is on another level. Fire up that pasta cutter and get fancy for a night. You deserve it.

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup 00 flour (specifically Italian milled flour used for pasta making)
1/4 cup semolina flour
2 large egg yolks
2 large whole eggs
2 Tbsp. water
1 Tbsp. olive oil

Procedure

Step 1
freshpastastep1 Mix the all-purpose flour, 00 flour, and semolina flour in a medium size bowl with a whisk.

Step 2
freshpastastep2 Empty the flour mixture onto a marble surface, creating a little mound of flour with a nook in the middle.

Step 3
freshpastastep3 In the center of flour nook place the egg yolks, whole eggs, water, and olive oil. Prick the yolks with a fork and proceed to mix the liquid ingredients in the flour nook.

Step 4
freshpastastep4 Slowly add in the flour to the center of the liquid mixture until the dough begins to come together.

Step 5
freshpastastep5 Knead the dough until smooth, the dough should spring back when you touch it with your finger. Then wrap the dough in cling wrap and let rest for 1-2 hours.

Step 6
freshpastastep6 Quarter you’re pasta dough into 4 even pieces, slightly flatten each piece, and put through your pasta roller until each pieces is thin (about 1/16″ in thickness). Remember to flour your roller and surface periodically to prevent sticking.

Step 7
freshpastastep7 Cut the now thinned dough in half and pass through the cutter attachment of your pasta maker.

Step 8
freshpastastep8 Bundle each fresh noodle portion into nests and dust lightly with flour.