Easy Homemade Pasta Recipe
This easy homemade pasta recipe guides you through making fresh pasta dough from scratch using simple ingredients: plain all-purpose flour and eggs. After mixing and resting the dough, you’ll roll it out thinly and cut it into your preferred shapes like tagliatelle, lasagna sheets, or ravioli. The final fresh pasta cooks quickly in well-salted boiling water, resulting in tender, delicious pasta perfect for a variety of dishes.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 minutes
- Total Time: 43 minutes (including 30 minutes resting time)
- Yield: Serves 4
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
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For the Pasta Dough
- 420 g (3 1/4 cups) plain (all-purpose) flour
- 4 large eggs
Instructions
- Mixing the Dough: Place the plain flour and eggs into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook. Start mixing slowly to combine the ingredients until a rough dough ball forms. If the dough seems too dry or sticky, add a small splash of water or flour as needed.
- Kneading the Dough: Once the dough forms a ball, increase the mixer speed to medium and continue kneading for 5 minutes until it becomes smooth and elastic.
- Resting the Dough: Remove the dough from the bowl and wrap it tightly in clingfilm or wax paper to prevent drying out. Refrigerate the dough for at least 30 minutes and up to 12 hours to allow the gluten to relax.
- Dividing and Rolling Out: Take the dough out of the fridge and divide it into 4 equal pieces. On a lightly floured surface, use a rolling pin to roll each piece as thinly as possible—you should be able to see the shape of your hand through the dough.
- Cutting the Pasta: Cut the rolled dough into your desired shapes. For tagliatelle, lightly flour the dough, roll it loosely, and slice into 1/2 cm (0.2 inch) thick strips. Gently separate the strands and place them on a plate in portions.
- Cooking the Pasta: Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a boil. Add the fresh pasta and cook for 3 minutes or until the pasta floats to the surface. Drain and serve with your favorite sauce.
Notes
- Note 1: You may substitute plain flour with ‘00’ flour for a silkier texture or add semolina for extra bite, adjusting water amounts if needed.
- Note 2: To mix by hand, make a flour well on a clean surface, crack the eggs into the center, and gradually incorporate flour until a dough forms, then knead for 8–10 minutes.
- Note 3: If you have a pasta machine, use it to roll out the dough thinly instead of a rolling pin for more even sheets.
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