how do you make the best fresh pasta?

Answer 1

This is by far the BEST, simplest recipe for homemade pasta out there. I came up with these proportions after tweaking a few recipes I had found in cookbooks.

1 egg
1 tablespoon water (cold)
1 teaspoon olive oil (extra virgin)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1-2 cup white flour



Recipe can be doubled, tripled, etc. I usually make a LOT and store in the fridge.
Combine the first 4 ingredients and whisk together well with a fork.
Add 1/2°C flour and mix with the fork until all lumps are gone.
Keep adding flour little by little until a non-sticky ball is formed. (You will use between 1 & 1-1/4°C of flour, depending on the humidity, etc.
Knead WELL about 10 minutes. Add light coating of flour as needed, until a firm ball is formed.
Allow it to sit for 30 minutes.
Cut off billiard ball-sized pieces and roll them out flat on a well-floured board. (Maybe 1-2 mm. thick).
Fold thrice (3x) and cut noodles with a sharp knife roughly 4 mm. thick. - Similar to cutting soba noodles (Japanese buckwheat noodles) though with the thickness of udon noodles.
Stretch out pasta and let dry (either hanging or on a plate) for a few minutes up to an hour.
Cook in a pot of boiling, salted water for 2-3 minutes or until the pasta floats to the top.
-->Super delicious with olive oil, crushed, raw garlic, salt and parm. cheese, but can be combined with any sauce. This pasta really holds onto sauces, unlike commercial dried pastas.

Answer 2

I've found that using the hand-crank pasta rollers (the stainless steel apparatus that attaches to a countertop) makes the best pasta. It rolls the dough uniformly and then cuts it into the desired pasta easily. Regarding the dough recipe itself, semolina flour works best. You can now find semolina flour in most grocery stores.

Answer 3

There's something called semolina flour, which is made for pasta making. But the most important things are to mix the meal by hand and to make sure its thin enough. You almost want to see through it.

Answer 4

1 cup of flour, an egg, and a dash of salt. Mix it together by hand, then cut into shape. Boil for 2-3 minutes.

Answer 5

1 cup flour
1 egg
1 eggshell white wine
dash of salt

This makes the best pasta, it is so tender and flavorful.

Answer 6

by fresh, do you mean homemade?