Pasta Dough

Name: Pasta Dough
Yield: Makes 450 g (1 lb) to Serve 4
Ingredients: 3 egg yolks; ½ teaspoon olive oil; 2 eggs; 250 g (9 oz) fine semolina or plain flour; A pinch of salt; 250 g (9 oz) fine semolina or plain flour

Preparation info

Makes 450 g to Serve
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

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By Gary Rhodes

Published 1995

About

This pasta dough can be used for lasagne, fettucine, ravioli and many more pasta dishes. You can make it by hand or in a food processor. It also freezes very well.

Ingredients

250 g (9 oz) fine semolina or plain flour
A pinch of sa

Vegetarian

Method

Mix the semolina or flour with the salt and olive oil and mix well for 1 minute. Add the eggs and egg yolks and stir well until it becomes a dough. Knead the dough for 1–3 minutes until it has a smooth texture. Wrap it in cling film and chill for 30 minutes to rest.

The pasta is now ready to use. It can be rolled, cut and cooked straight away, or cut and left to dry and used later. If d