Pasta Dough

This all-purpose pasta dough can be prepped up to three days ahead. Keep it well wrapped in plastic to avoid drying out.

  • Serves

    makes About 1 1/2 pounds of dough

Ingredients

  • 3 cups flour, plus more for dusting
  • 4 eggs

Instructions

Step 1

Mound flour on a work surface and make a large well in the center; crack eggs into well. Using a fork, whisk eggs while slowly incorporating flour until dough comes together. Using your hands, knead dough until elastic and smooth, 8–10 minutes. Divide dough in half, flatten into disks, and wrap in plastic wrap; chill at least 30 minutes, and up to 3 days.
  1. Mound flour on a work surface and make a large well in the center; crack eggs into well. Using a fork, whisk eggs while slowly incorporating flour until dough comes together. Using your hands, knead dough until elastic and smooth, 8–10 minutes. Divide dough in half, flatten into disks, and wrap in plastic wrap; chill at least 30 minutes, and up to 3 days.
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Pasta Dough

  • Serves

    makes About 1 1/2 pounds of dough

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This all-purpose pasta dough can be prepped up to three days ahead. Keep it well wrapped in plastic to avoid drying out.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups flour, plus more for dusting
  • 4 eggs

Instructions

Step 1

Mound flour on a work surface and make a large well in the center; crack eggs into well. Using a fork, whisk eggs while slowly incorporating flour until dough comes together. Using your hands, knead dough until elastic and smooth, 8–10 minutes. Divide dough in half, flatten into disks, and wrap in plastic wrap; chill at least 30 minutes, and up to 3 days.
  1. Mound flour on a work surface and make a large well in the center; crack eggs into well. Using a fork, whisk eggs while slowly incorporating flour until dough comes together. Using your hands, knead dough until elastic and smooth, 8–10 minutes. Divide dough in half, flatten into disks, and wrap in plastic wrap; chill at least 30 minutes, and up to 3 days.

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