Homemade Fresh Pasta

Combine the flour and salt onto a clean work surface and make a well in the center. To the well, add the eggs and olive oil.

Use a fork to gently beat the eggs, incorporating slightly more and more flour over time but keeping the flour walls intact as best you can. Once the flour walls collapse, use your hands to gently bring the dough together into a shaggy ball.

Knead the dough for 8-10 minutes. It will feel very dry at first but you should notice it coming together and smoothing out as you continue to knead. If your dough remains dry and doesn’t come together, add water a teaspoon at a time. If your dough is too sticky, sprinkle a little flour onto your work surface as you knead.

Shape the dough into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap, and let rest at room temperature for 30 minutes to 1 hour.

Dust 2 large baking sheets with flour and set aside.

Cut the dough into four equal pieces. Gently flatten one piece into an oval and place the remaining pieces under a kitchen towel so they don’t dry out.

Run the first piece through your pasta attachment or pasta maker 3 times at its widest setting (level 1 on the KitchenAid attachment). Fold the dough into thirds and run it through the pasta roller three times at level 2, three times at level 3, two times at level 4, and one time each at levels 5 and 6.

Lay the pasta sheet on one of your prepared baking sheets, folding it in half or thirds as needed, and dusting each layer with flour before folding. You want to make sure every side of the sheet is floured so it doesn’t stick. Cover with a kitchen towel.

Repeat steps 7 & 8 for the remaining 3 dough pieces.

Run each pasta sheet through the Pasta Cutter Attachment. I usually need to cut my sheets in half before cutting them so the pasta isn’t too long. As the sheet runs through the cutter, catch the cut pasta in your palms as you slowly move them in a circle, creating a “nest” of pasta. Place each nest on your other prepared baking sheet, lightly sprinkle with flour, and cover with a kitchen towel. Repeat for every pasta sheet.

Cook the pasta in a pot of salted boiling water for 1 to 2 minutes and enjoy!