Fresh Egg Pasta Noodles

Preparation info
  • Makes about

    2½ pounds

    Dough
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Cooking

By James Peterson

Published 2007

  • About

You can make pasta dough by combining the ingredients together by hand, but it is easier to mix it in a food processor. The number of eggs you will need can vary—the more gluten in the flour, the more eggs you will need—so you must learn to recognize when the dough has the right amount of egg. It should feel just moist to the touch but not sticky. If it is too wet, it will stick to the rolling pin or in the pasta machine when you begin to roll it out. If this happens, you can flour it as yo