Directions
- 1Place two cups of all-purpose flour into a mixing bowl (double zero flour can also be used).
- 2Add three large-ish eggs; if using extra large or jumbo eggs, start with two.
- 3Mix the ingredients with your hands until it forms a crumbly texture; this can be done in a bowl or directly on a countertop.
- 4Once crumbly, start to fold the mixture on itself and knead.
- 5When a dough ball starts to form, dump it onto your counter and use the formed dough ball to pick up any dry crumbs.
- 6Knead the dough by folding it on itself and pushing, continuing for about 6-8 minutes.
- 7If the dough sticks to your hand, dust it with flour; if it's not pliable and breaks, sprinkle a little water.
- 8After kneading, wrap the dough in plastic and let it rest on the counter for about 30 minutes.
- 9After 30 minutes, lightly dust a work surface with flour.
- 10Take a quarter of the dough (or a smaller piece if counter space is limited), dust it lightly, and cover the remaining dough with a towel to prevent drying.
- 11Using a rolling pin, roll out the small piece of dough as thinly as desired, until you can barely read through it.
- 12Dust a knife with flour and cut the pasta dough into your desired shape and thickness; a pizza cutter can also be used.
- 13Repeat the rolling and cutting process with the rest of the dough.
- 14Bring a pot of salted water to a rapid boil.
- 15Add a good knob of cold butter to a pan.
- 16Add the fresh pasta to the boiling water, gently helping it along.
- 17Cook the pasta for about 1-2 minutes; taste to check if it's cooked.
- 18With the heat of the pan off, transfer the cooked pasta from the water directly into the butter in the pan.
- 19Gently stir the pasta to melt the butter, creating butter noodles.
- 20Plate the longer, twirly pastas by laying them down in the bowl and twisting with tongs.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 large-ish eggs
- sprinkle water
- dust flour
- 1 knob cold butter
- salt
Equipment
mixing bowlcountertopplastic wraptowelrolling pinknifepizza cutterpotpantongs
Tips
- Think of Play-Doh when making fresh pasta; it should be soft, stretchy, malleable, and not stick to your hand.
- If the dough sticks, dust it with flour; if it breaks, sprinkle with water.
- Knead the dough for 6-8 minutes until one side is smooth.
- Let the dough rest for at least 30 minutes wrapped in plastic to relax the gluten.
- Work with smaller pieces of dough for easier rolling.
- Roll the dough out thin enough to just barely read through it.
- Dust your knife with flour for easier cutting.
- Have all your ingredients (mise en place) ready when cooking fresh pasta to prevent overcooking.
- Cook fresh pasta for only about 1-2 minutes.
- For plating longer twirly pastas, place them in the bowl and give your tongs a twist.
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