# Homemade Fresh Pasta

A simple recipe for making fresh pasta from scratch using basic ingredients and equipment.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 large eggs
- sprinkle water
- extra dust flour
- 1 knob cold butter
- salt

## Instructions

1. Place two cups of all-purpose flour into a mixing bowl.
2. Add three large eggs to the flour.
3. Mix the ingredients with your hands until it forms a crumbly texture.
4. Dump the crumbly dough onto your counter.
5. Start to fold the dough on itself and push, using the formed dough ball to pick up any dry bits.
6. Knead the dough for 6-8 minutes until it is soft, stretchy, and malleable, and does not stick to your hand.
7. If the dough sticks, dust with flour; if it's not pliable, sprinkle with water.
8. Wrap the kneaded dough in plastic wrap.
9. Let the dough rest on the counter for about 30 minutes.
10. Lightly dust a work surface with flour.
11. Take a quarter of the dough, keeping the rest covered with a towel.
12. Lightly dust the small piece of dough with flour.
13. Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough as thinly as desired, until you can barely read through it.
14. Dust a knife with flour and cut the pasta dough into your desired shape and thickness.
15. Repeat the rolling and cutting process with the remaining dough.
16. Bring a pot of salted water to a rapid boil.
17. Add a knob of cold butter to a pan and have your mise en place ready.
18. Gently place the fresh pasta into the boiling water.
19. Cook the pasta for about one or two minutes.
20. Taste a piece to check if it's cooked.
21. Transfer the cooked pasta from the water directly into the pan with butter.
22. Gently stir the pasta to melt the butter.
23. Plate the pasta by twirling it with tongs into a bowl.

## Equipment

- mixing bowl
- countertop
- plastic wrap
- towel
- rolling pin
- knife
- pizza cutter
- pot
- pan
- tongs

## Tips

- Think of Play-Doh when making fresh pasta.
- If the dough sticks to your hand, dust with flour.
- If the dough is not pliable and breaks, sprinkle with water.
- Knead the dough for 6-8 minutes for best results.
- Let the dough rest for at least 30 minutes to relax the gluten structure.
- Work with smaller pieces of dough for easier rolling.
- Dust your knife with flour for easier cutting.
- Have all your mise en place ready for cooking fresh pasta to avoid overcooking.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/18RxnWbbtK/?mibextid=wwXIfr
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- Extracted: 2026-05-14

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