Name: Pasta
Yield: Serves 6-8
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 2 cups (250 g/8 oz) bread flour or plain (all-purpose) flour; pinch of salt; 3 eggs, plus 2 yolks, lightly beaten; 1 tablespoon virgin olive oil; 1 tablespoon water

Preparation info

Serves
6-8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Fine Family Cooking

By Tony Bilson

Published 1994

About

This is a basic egg pasta dough that can be used to make spaghetti, fettucine, lasagna, canestrini and ravioli.

Ingredients

2 cups (250 g/8 oz) bread flour or plain (all-purpose) flour

Method

Method 1

To make the pasta by hand, sift the flour and salt into a large bowl and make a well in the centre. Gradually add the oil, eggs and water, and mix into the flour. Use your hands to knead until the dough is smooth and elastic (approximately 5 minutes).