Homemade Pasta

5 from 11 votes

My favorite Homemade Pasta recipe made from scratch that requires just 3 ingredients. Mix, roll, boil, and bask in the glory of these noodles that taste so much better than what you can get in a store.

Prep Time55

Cook Time5

Total Time1

Course: Pasta

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: egg noodles

Servings:

Calories: 150kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
2 large eggs

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Instructions

Add the flour and salt to a large bowl or on a clean work surface and mix to combine.
Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and crack the eggs in the well.
Use a fork to beat the eggs and gradually start incorporating flour into the eggs. Keep going with more flour until a dough starts to form. The dough will be sticky at first so just keep adding flour to it.
When you can no longer work the dough with the fork, flour your hands really well and start kneading with your hands for about 5 to 10 minutes or until the dough is smooth and elastic.
Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and let it rest for 30 minutes.
Add a bit of flour to a clean work surface. Unwrap the dough and start rolling it with a rolling pin until the dough is anywhere from 1/4 inch thick to paper thin, go as thin as you can.
Using a pizza cutter or a sharp knife, start cutting into noodles, make them as wide or thin as you like, just try and make them as uniform as possible.
While finishing up with all the dough, cool the noodles on a noodle drying rack, or spread them and sprinkle a bit of flour over them so they don't stick together.
Boil the noodles in well salted water until tender, about 2 to 3 minutes, then serve with your favorite pasta sauce, butter or cheese.

Notes

Make ahead: You can form your dough up to 2 days in advance. Wrap it well with plastic wrap and store in the fridge. You may need to let it rest on the counter for 20-30 minutes prior to using it because it's easier to roll.
If you plan on making a big batch and freezing some for later, I highly recommend freezing the pasta uncooked. You can freeze the dough ball or the pre-shaped noodles. Freezing pre-cooked noodles will result in a mushy consistency after they thaw.
For the dough, wrap it well with both plastic wrap and foil before storing in the freezer. For pre-shaped noodles, lay them out, tossed with flour, on a parchment paper lined baking sheet- not touching each other. You may need to do this in batches. Freeze for 1 - 1.5 hours, then transfer to a large freezer bag.

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