Perfect Pasta Dough

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3/4 cup semolina flour
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 large eggs, room temp
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons water

Recipe

• 1 place the first 5 ingredients in a mixer using the paddle attachment (not dough hook).
• 2 gradually add the water (you may not need it all) until the dough begins to form a ball and is sticky.
• 3 remove and place on floured service; kneed for 4-5 minutes incorporating enough additional flour into the dough until the tackiness is gone.
• 4 allow to sit for 15-20 minutes.
• 5 cut into 6 pieces, and flatten (with roller or by hand) into a rectangular shape. keep a dish towel over the other pieces to keep them from drying out.
• 6 run through the pasta machine at the widest setting 6-10 times until the dough is smooth. if one end is narrower than the other, fold the narrow end until the width evens a bit. to make linguine, i then begin narrowing the roller width step by step, sending the noodle though once on each setting, through the second thinnest setting. (thinnest setting for spaghetti) place on a lightly floured baking sheet and cover with another towel.
• 7 repeat with the remaining pieces, slightly flouring in between noodles as you stack them. if the noodles are longer than your baking sheet, cut them in half with a pastry cutter.
• 8 allow the noodles to sit for 10 minutes before cutting them. it usually takes me longer than 10 minutes to roll the noodles, so i flip the noodles over and start cutting the first one rolled.
• 9 your sheets of noodles should no longer be tacky, and should process through the cutter without sticking. if the noodles are still sticky, you may want to flour them a bit before putting them through your cutter.
• 10 place noodles through desired cutter and lay on baking sheet to dry for 10-20 minutes before cooking. dust each batch with a tiny bit of flour and separate them with your fingers to ensure they don't clump.
• 11 place in boiling, salted water and cook until they float to the top; 5 minutes or until your desired tenderness.