Home-Made Pasta

Name: Home-Made Pasta
Ingredients: 450 g/1 lb plain flour (preferably strong flour or semolina flour); 450 g/1 lb plain flour (preferably strong flour or semolina flour); 4 large eggs; 450 g/1 lb plain flour (preferably strong flour or semolina flour); 1 tablespoon oil; good pinch of salt

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cooking for Friends

By Prue Leith

Published 1978

About

Making your own pasta is very satisfying and pleasurable. It is not difficult but you need plenty of table top, and a not-too-busy morning.

Ingredients

450 g/1 lb plain flour (preferably strong flour or semolina flour)
4 large <

Pasta
Main course
Vegetarian

Method

Sift the flour on to the table top. Make a well in the middle and into it break the eggs and add the salt and oil. With the fingers of one hand work the eggs together, gradually bringing in the flour and kneading to a stiff paste. You may need to add a tablespoon or two of warm water to get an adhesive dough. If it sticks to your hand, use a knife in your clean hand to scrape it off. Using as l