Homemade Pasta Recipe | Who doesn’t love pasta? I think everyone can appreciate curling up with a bowl of pasta once in a while. Except for my weirdo husband who isn’t a “fan” of pasta. I know right!? Just weird!
I love pasta not only because it’s awesome, but it’s so versatile. It can be layered in a lasagna, stuffed with deliciousness, tossed in sauce or added to a soup. Whatever you command of pasta it will be happy to fulfill.
I am going to show you how to make homemade pasta. Don’t let the thought of making fresh pasta intimidate you, it’s easier than you think. All you need is three ingredients, a pasta machine, a little time and a lot of love. I believe that everyone should try to make homemade pasta at least once. Who knows you may like it so much you will do it again.
Let’s-a-make-a-pasta!
Homemade Pasta Recipe
11-1/4 oz. unbleached all-purpose flour (about 2 1/2 cups, more as needed)
4 large eggs, room temperature
Kosher salt
Mound flour on a clean work surface. Using the bottom of a 1 cup measuring cup, make a high-walled well in the center of the flour. You can also use your hand, but the measuring cup makes a perfect well.
When the dough becomes difficult to work with the fork, use your hands to pull in the remaining flour, kneading gently until the dough comes together. Do not worry if there is still flour remaining on the work surface.
Set the dough off to the side and, using a bench knife/pastry scraper, scrape up and throw away any bits of dough remaining on the work surface. Clean your hands. Lightly dust the surface and your hands with flour and knead the dough for about 5 minutes, adding more flour as needed. It should be smooth, elastic, and just a bit tacky. Cover the dough with a clean towel or plastic wrap and let rest at room temperature for 20 minutes.
Line a sheet pan with plastic wrap. Cut the dough into six pieces and cover with a towel. With your hands, flatten one piece of dough into a 1/2-inch-thick.
Dust it lightly with flour and pass it through setting #1, the widest setting, on the pasta machine.
Fold it in thirds, like a letter, and flatten to 1/2 inch thick. Pass it through the widest setting (#1) again with the seam of the letter perpendicular to the rollers. Repeat this folding and rolling step 5 to 8 times, dusting the dough with flour if it becomes sticky.
Without folding the dough, pass the pasta dough through the next setting (#2) four times. Again reduce the rollers to the next setting (#3) pass pasta through another four times, lightly dusting the pasta with flour on both sides as needed.
Lay the rolled-out dough on the lined sheet pan, loosely lay plastic wrap over the top to keep from drying. Roll out the remaining dough in the same manner. Cut each strip of dough in half, about 11-inch lengths. Lightly flour each strip lay on a sheet pan and cover with plastic wrap. At this point, you can keep it in sheets, or you can cut into whichever kind of noodle you like.
At this point, you can store the fresh pasta or move on to cooking the homemade pasta.
How to Store Homemade Pasta
- Dust the pasta will with flour so the noodles don’t stick together.
- Let them dry on a baking sheet for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Dush with flour again if needed and loosely fold them or form into small nests.
- Let the noodles dry for another 30 minutes, then wrap and refrigerate for 2 days or freeze for up to 2 weeks.
How to Cook Homemade Pasta
To cook the pasta bring a 10-quart pot of water to boil over high heat, salt with at least one tablespoon of salt. Prepare a large bowl of ice water near the pot of boiling water. Line, a rimmed baking sheet with two clean kitchen towels or sheets of parchment and, have more towels or parchment ready.
Put 3 or 4 noodles in the boiling water. Once the water returns to a boil, cook for about 30 seconds. Using tongs, carefully remove noodles from boiling water and transfer to the ice water to stop the cooking. Repeat with the remaining noodles.
Drain the noodles and rinse under cold water. Very gently remove excess water and lay noodles flat on the towel-lined baking sheet. Layer the noodles between clean towels or parchment and set aside until you’re ready to use.
All done! Fresh and tender pasta is yours! Well, it will be yours when you make it. 😀
I have used this homemade pasta recipe in this butternut and sausage hash lasagna rolls with creamy sage sauce, lamb meatballs & mint pesto linguine, and served with these healthy Italian turkey meatballs.
more pasta love
Adapted from Fine Cooking
- 11-1/4 oz. about 2½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour; more as needed
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- Kosher salt
- Make Dough
- Mound flour on a clean work surface. Using the bottom of a 1 cup measuring cup, make a high-walled well in the center of the flour. Crack the eggs directly into the well. It is important to use temperature eggs because they better absorb the flour.
- Using a fork, beat the eggs and begin to incorporate the flour starting with the inner rim of the well. Continue until a soft, clumpy dough begins to form. Don't stress if it gets messy because it will. When the dough becomes difficult to work with the fork, use your hands to pull in the remaining flour from the well, kneading gently until the dough comes together. Do not worry if there is still flour remaining on the work surface.
- Set the dough off to the side and, using a bench knife, scrape up and throw away any bits of dough remaining to the work surface. Clean your hands. Lightly dust the surface and your hands with flour and knead the dough, adding more flour as needed, about 5 minutes. It should be smooth, elastic, and just a bit tacky. Cover the dough with a clean towel or plastic wrap and let rest at room temperature for 20 minutes.
- Roll Pasta
- Line a sheet pan with plastic wrap. Cut the dough into 6 pieces and cover with a towel.
- With your hands, flatten one piece of dough into a ½-inch-thick. Dust it lightly with flour and pass it through the widest setting on the pasta machine. Fold it in thirds, like a letter, and flatten to ½ inch thick. Pass it through the widest setting (#1) again with the seam of the letter perpendicular to the rollers. Repeat this folding and rolling step 5 to 8 times, dusting the dough with flour if it becomes sticky.
- Without folding the dough, pass pasta dough through the next setting (#2) 4 times. Again reduce the rollers to the next setting (#3) pass pasta through 4 times, lightly dusting the pasta with flour on both sides as needed. Reduce the rollers to the next and final setting (#4) pass pasta through 4 times, again flour each side as needed. Pasta should be about 1/16 inch thick and 3 inches wide.
- Lay the rolled-out dough on the lined sheet pan, loosely lay plastic wrap over top. Roll out the remaining dough in the same manner. Cut each strip of dough in half, about 11-inch lengths. Lightly flour each strip and lay on a sheet pan and cover with plastic wrap.
- Cook Pasta
- Bring a 10-quart pot of water to boil over high heat, salt with at least 1 Tbs. of salt. Prepare a large bowl of ice water near the pot of boiling water. Line a rimmed baking sheet with two clean kitchen towels or sheets of parchment and have more towels or parchment ready.
- Put 3 or 4 noodles in the boiling water. Once the water returns to a boil, cook for about 30 seconds. Using tongs, carefully remove noodles from boiling water and transfer to the ice water to stop the cooking. Repeat with the remaining noodles.
- Drain the noodles and rinse under cold water. Very gently remove excess water and lay noodles flat on the towel-lined baking sheet. Layer the noodles between clean towels (or parchment) and set aside until you’re ready to use.
Dust the pasta will with flour so the noodles don't stick together.
Let them dry on a baking sheet for 1 to 2 minutes.
Dush with flour again if needed and loosely fold them or form into small nests.
Let the noodles dry for another 30 minutes, then wrap and refrigerate for 2 days or freeze for up to 2 weeks.
Made for Butternut & Sausage Hash Lasagna Rolls with Creamy Sage Sauce
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I would have never thought that I can make pasta at home, Meseidy. Thanks a bunch for the delightful and easy recipe which I can’t wait to try!
This homemade pasta is so ridiculously perfect!
I’ve only had fresh made pasta once or twice but it definitely has a very different flavor from those purchased in the store! It just tastes lighter to me if that makes sense…
Absolutely nothing beats homemade pasta!
Love those step by step photos! Fresh pasta is definitely the way to go.
I love this. I have only made fresh pasta once in my life but the quality and taste were well worth it! I definitely pinned this!
Great job with the photos and steps! While this looks amazing, I’m going to have to go with Obed on this one–I’m not a big fan of pasta either. Of course, just like him, I probably wouldn’t have complained if you served me Butternut & Sausage Hash Lasagna Rolls with Creamy Sage Sauce!!! Everything you make is awesome. So, I say, “Take that Martha Stewart!”
I believe home made past a is the best and your step by step makes it look so simple and nice.
This is a great tutorial with really great pictures and directions. Thanks for sharing!