Classic Pasta Dough

By shauna

Ingredients

• 5.6 oz. ( 11/4 C. ) Soft Wheat Flour
• 1/8 tsp. Fine Sea Salt
• 2 Lg. Eggs

Preparation

Step 1

Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, salt & eggs in a food processor; pulse 10 times or till mixture is crumbly ( dough will not form a ball ). Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead till smooth & elastic ( about 4 min. ) Shape dough into a disc; wrap with plastic wrap. Let dough stand at room temp. for 20 min. Unwrap dough. Divide dough into 8 equal portions. Working with 1 portion at a time ( keep remaining dough covered to prevent drying ), pass dough through pasta rollers of a pasta machine on the widest setting. Fold dough in half crosswise; fold in half again. Pass dough through rollers again. Move width guage to next setting; pass pasta through rollers. Continue moving width guage to narrower settings; pass dough through rollers once at each setting to form 8 ( 15x3-in. ) pasta strips. Lay strips flat on a lightly floured surface; cover. Repeat process with remaining dough portions.