Homemade pasta is really the best. There’s just nothing like it.
It’s super fun and easy for kids.
It is a little more time consuming than throwing a box of spaghetti into boiling water, but it’s oh so worth it.
It starts out kind of messy, with eggs and flour.
We really love our KitchenAid mixer and all the attachments.
Katie is really a pro when it comes to making pasta.
She folds and rolls, folds and rolls.
Everybody likes to cut the pasta into wide and thin noodles.
We also make our own sauces like marinara and alfredo and pesto.
We hardly ever have any leftover noodles!
Egg Noodles
Ingredients
- 2 cups AP flour
- 2 eggs
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 t salt
Instructions
To Make the Dough: Pour flour in a mound. Make a well in the center of flour. Pour whole eggs, egg yolks, and salt into well. Use a fork to mix. Knead dough with hands until all is incorporated into a dough ball.
Wrap ball of dough tightly in plastic wrap and rest on countertop for 30 minutes.
To Roll the Pasta: Put down a sheet of parchment paper and dust lightly with flour. Cut dough into quarters. Set one quarter on work surface and re-wrap remaining dough. Flatten the quarter of dough into an oblong shape about 1/2 inch thick.
Set pasta maker to widest setting and pass dough 3 times through the machine at this setting.
Place dough on a lightly floured work surface. Fold both ends in so that they meet at the center of the dough, and then fold the dough in half where the end points meet, trying not to incorporate too much air into the folds. Flatten dough to 1/2-inch thick. Pass through the rollers 3 additional times.
Reduce the setting by 1 notch and repeat. Continue passing the dough through the rollers, reducing the thickness by 1 setting each time until it reaches the desired thickness. It should now be very delicate and elastic to the touch and slightly translucent.
Place rolled dough onto a work surface or baking sheet lightly dusted with flour or on parchment paper. Sprinkle with flour or line with parchment between folds to prevent sticking.
Cover dough with plastic wrap or a kitchen towel to prevent drying, then repeat steps with remaining dough quarters.
To Cut Noodles: Adjust pasta machine to noodle setting of your choice. Working one dough segment at a time, feed dough through the pasta cutter.
Divide the cut noodles into individual portions, dust lightly with flour, and curl into a nest. Place on parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet and gently cover with kitchen towel until ready to cook. Pasta can be frozen directly on the baking sheet, transferred to a zipper-lock freezer bag, and stored in the freezer for up to three weeks before cooking. Cook frozen pasta directly from the freezer.
To Cook: Bring a large pot of salted water to a rolling boil. Add pasta, stir gently with a wooden spoon, chopsticks, or a cooking fork, and cook, tasting at regular intervals until noodles are just set with a definite bite, about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Drain, toss with sauce, and serve.
Lisa notes says
I confess I’ve never tried to make homemade pasta, but I can almost taste its goodness from here! Thanks for sharing!
Amy @ The Quiet Homemaker says
Love this! We have not made homemade pasta in awhile with the camper living and the move. So much of my stuff is still packed up! But I can not wait until I can make it again. There is nothing like homemade!
Thanks for linking up @LiveLifeWell!
Blessings,
Amy
Miz Helen says
Happy New Year Jennifer,
I just love your homemade pasta and your helpers put it over the top. This is a great kitchen activity to include the kids in. Thanks so much for sharing your special talent with us at Full Plate Thursday and may you have a safe & prosperous new year!
Kippi says
Yum, this looks wonderful. I love your chefs. Happy New Year, Kippi
April J Harris says
Jen, you are an amazing Mom! I think it is wonderful that your kids make pasta from scratch. You’ve made it all look very do-able. I confess, my son and I went to a class years ago and learned how, but I’ve never actually made pasta at home! I’m featuring this post at the Hearth and Soul Link Party this week, and sharing it around as well. Hope to see you at the party. Happy New Year, and have a wonderful week ahead!
Jennifer says
aw, thanks! It is actually Dad who manages the pasta around here!
Pat says
What a fun and delicious activity! I will have to do this with my grandchildren one day soon as I know they will enjoy it.
Barbara Chapman says
Hi Jennifer! Happy New Year to you and your family!! I love your pasta family time. So much fun and the taste is incredible! Once we get our goods out of storage and into our next house, I will have to order the pasta attachment for our Kitchenaide mixer.
Thank you for the wonderful recipe! I am one of the hosts for Share Your Style and I’d love it if you’d stop by after 6:00pm CST and link to my blog. I am hosting this evening, 1/9/19.
Happy cooking,
Barb Chapman :)
http://www.frenchethereal.net
Jennifer says
Thanks so much!