Basic Fresh Pasta Recipe

Learn the basics of making fresh pasta to create the best tasting Italian masterpieces.

The ingredient of Basic Fresh Pasta Recipe

• 2 2 3 cups 400g italian 00 flour or high grade flour plus extra for dusting
• 4 59g each eggs at room temperature
• fine semolina for dusting

The Instruction of basic fresh pasta recipe

• place flour in a mound on a work surface make a large well in the centre then break eggs into it using a fork gently beat eggs while with your other hand secure the walls of the well continue stirring with the fork drawing in flour until mixture is very thick then using your hands work in remaining flour
• once flour is incorporated knead the dough it should be firm and not sticky for 5 minutes or until smooth wrap in plastic wrap and set aside for 30 minutes
• divide dough into 6 pieces flatten 1 piece with your hand until 3mm thick dust lightly with flour for machine rolled pasta for hand rolled method see tip set your pasta machine to its widest setting then feed the dough through 4 5 times folding it in half each time and turning it 90 degrees until it is smooth and the width of the machine repeat feeding the dough through without folding narrowing the settings on your machine 1 notch at a time the highest number being the thinnest setting until you reach the second last setting then place pasta sheet on a semolina dusted work surface repeat with remaining dough for ravioli once you have rolled out 2 pasta sheets fill immediately so dough remains pliable
• for machine cut pasta drape pasta lengths over a clean broom handle railing or opened cupboard door for 10 minutes or until slightly dry feed dough lengths 1 at a time through cutting attachment on your pasta machine then scatter lightly with semolina and place on a tray
• bring a large 5 6 litres saucepan of salted water to the boil add pasta stir once and cook until al dente then drain serve immediately with favourite sauce

Nutritions of Basic Fresh Pasta Recipe

fatContent: 291 102 calories
saturatedFatContent: 4 grams fat
carbohydrateContent: 1 grams saturated fat
sugarContent: 49 grams carbohydrates
fibreContent: n a
proteinContent: n a
cholesterolContent: 12 grams protein
sodiumContent: n a

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