Chef Louis Simard's Perfect Pasta Dough

Ingredients

Yield:

 

• • 2 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon of olive oil
  • Semolina for dusting

Preparation

Difficulty:

Easy

Time:

30 Minutes

Total Time:

 

1. 1. In a bowl, mix the sifted flour and salt together and make a well
   2. Add the slightly whisked eggs and yolks and olive oil in the centre and mix for 3 to 4 minutes
   3. Dust with semolina flour and let rest for 1/2 hour covered with a kitchen towel
   4. Dust a table surface with a little semolina flour and roll the dough flat until thin enough to go through a pasta machine and mold into desired shape
   5. If making a stuffed pasta, to have dough stick together, simply brush with an egg wash mixture of equal part yolk and water