Basic Pasta Dough

By mtchpr

Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup semolina flour
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 Tbsp. olive or canola oil
• 3/4 cup + 2 Tbsp. water (75-85° F.)

Preparation

Step 1

1. Spray bread pan and kneading blade with non-stick cooking spray. Attach the kneading blade in the bread pan. Place ingredients in the bread pan in the following order: flour and salt.
2. With finger, make a small indentation at one side of the flour.
Add oil to indentation, then add water on top.
3. Insert bread pan into breadmaker; gently close lid. Plug the power cord into a wall outlet. Press the Menu Button until the “Dough” program is rcached. Press the Start button, and let machine run for 10-12 minutes until ingredients form a ball. If needed, use a rubber spatula to push any loose flour or dough scraps in the corners of pan toward the kneading blade.
4. Press the Stop button. Lift lid and remove dough to a large floured cutting board.
CAUTION: The breadmaker and pan may be very hot!
Always handle with care.
5. Feed dough through a pasta machine or roll out to 1/8-inch thickness.
If dough is sticky, dust lightly with flour.
6. If cutting by hand, cut into 1/8-inch strips for narrow pasta or 1/4-inch strips for wider pasta.
7. Place cut pasta on a rack or on semolina-dusted cutting board to dry about 2 hours.