Recipes from Shane and Geri

Simple Pasta Dough

Ingredients

• 400g Plain Flour
• 4 eggs
• pinch of salt

Method

1. Turn the flour on to th bench
2. Make a well in the middle and add the wisked eggs in to the well
3. Slowly incorporate teh flour, using your hadsa nd bring the dough together
4. Wrap in a clean tea towel and rest for 20 minutes
5. After 20 minutes, work the dough wiht your hands for about 5 to 10 minutes. WOrk it into a rectangular shape using a little extra flour
6. Open the pasta machine to the biggest setting and put the dough through
7. Fold the dough into 3 after each trun then turn the dough 90 degrees and repeat the process.
8. Roll the dough to about 2mm thick and hang over a broom stick to dry
9. When the pasta sheets are dry, they can be cut into the desired noodles

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