How to Make Pasta

Pasta is a very versatile food and can be served in a never-ending array of ways. Making your own pasta from scratch is both fun and easy. Here are some tips to guide you through the process:

Things You'll Need

• Unbleached flour
• ¼ teaspoon onion powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• Ground black pepper (as much as desired)
• 1 cup chilled water
• 4 eggs
• Medium mixing bowl
• Whisk

Instructions

How to Make Pasta

1. 

   Begin by cracking open the 4 eggs and placing them in a mixing bowl.

2. Add in the cup of chilled water, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper.

3. 

   Whisk the mixture until it becomes a buttery color and develops froth, or white foam, on the surface. This will take approximately 3 minutes.

4. 

   Gradually add the flour and stir after each flour addition. There really is no standard amount of flour; keep adding it until the mixture is doughy. Knead the dough by pushing it away from you with the palm of your hand for 30 seconds.

5. 

   Separate the dough into 3 balls of equal or similar size. If you have a pasta machine, run the dough through it one ball at a time. If you are not using a pasta machine, use a rolling pin to flatten the dough until it is approximately 1/16 of an inch thick.

6. If you are using a pasta machine, run the pasta sheets through it to cut. If you are not using one, fold the resulting rectangle in half lengthwise. Use a long, thin knife to carefully cut the pasta into equal strips. Unfold and either hang on a clean rack or leave on a flat surface to dry. You are all finished! Once dry, cook your pasta in boiling water as you normally would.

Tips & Warnings

• Pasta machines are very handy and inexpensive. They can be purchased at kitchen supply stores.