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Stefano Manfredi’s Basic Egg Pasta Dough

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Steps

  • Make a pile with the flour, then form a ‘well’ in the centre. Now crack the whole eggs into the crater so that when the dough comes together it is neither too sticky nor too dry. If the mixture is too wet, work in more flour. It’s always better to make the initial mixture too wet rather than too dry. This is because it’s easier adding flour to a wet mixture than adding egg to a dry one. Once the dough comes together but is still not smooth, begin to roll it through the pasta machine at its widest roller setting. Once rolled through, fold it and roll it again leaving the roller at its widest setting. Keep rolling and folding until the dough becomes smooth and uniform. Now bring the roller setting down a little at a time until it is at the desired thickness, and then cut into the shape needed. Makes enough for 8 people.