Many find cooking to be relaxing and a great way to save money. Trying new recipes can be fun and many love sharing the fruits of their labor with loved ones!
Have you ever made homemade pasta dough? I have and it’s really a lot easier than one might think. You don’t need a lot of ingredients nor is a pasta maker machine required.
A basic pasta dough recipe includes just a few ingredients:
- “00” flour or all-purpose flour
- Eggs
- Olive oil
- Salt
- Seasoning of your choice (optional): Garlic salt, oregano, basil, etc.
Here’s some photographs of some of the steps involved from the first time I made homemade noodles:
This is the brand of flour I used and it worked well. Available on the internet.
My dough after mixing/kneading. Should be elastic and a little sticky. Wrap in plastic to rest after kneading.
Dough resting on towels after rolling out flat, to allow to air dry for about 15 or 20 minutes.
Dough after I cut into noodles. I cut my noodles more like chicken noodle soup size as opposed to long spaghetti noodles.
The final fresh product!
Here’s a few easy recipes to try if you have never made homemade pasta dough before: Food Network Easy Pasta, Food & Wine Basic Pasta Dough, and Giada De Laurentiis Fresh Pasta Dough.
If you give it a try, let us know how it turns out! Or if you’ve made pasta dough before, please share any tricks you might use!
DCG