Basic Pasta Dough Three Ways

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Basic Pasta Dough

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 3 MinInactive time: 40 MinTotal time: 53 Min

This Pasta dough could not be more simple. Adjust the quantities and ingredients according to your serving size or dietary requirements and you have any shape at your fingertips

Ingredients

Basic Egg Dough

• 2 Large Eggs, beaten
• 200g 00 Pasta Flour

Egg Free Pasta Dough

• 100ml Water
• 25ml Olive Oil
• 200g 00 Pasta Flour

Spinach (or vegetable) Pasta

• 200g 00 Pasta Flour
• 1 Large Egg, beaten
• 30g Pureed Spinach

Instructions

To prepare by Machine

1. Add the flour to the bowl of a mixer/ food processor
2. With the motor running, gradually add the egg / pureed vegetables / water / olive oil until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs
3. Tip onto your work surface (do not add any extra flour) and bring together into a disc using your hands
4. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and allow to rest for 30-45 minutes at room temperature
5. You are now ready to hand roll or roll your pasta by machine.
6. Once shaped, store on a layer of semolina on a tray, covered in the fridge. When ready to cook, bring a pan of salted water to a rolling boil and cook 2-3 minutes or until al dente. Serve immediately.

To prepare by hand

1. Tip the flour onto your work surface and make a well in the centre.
2. add your liquid ingredients to the well and gradually incorporate using your hands, bringing in a little flour from the edges until you have a crumbly dough.
3. Proceed as above

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