Simple Fresh Pasta Recipe

How to make it

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• Combine the flour and salt (and flaxseed if using) in a mixing bowl.
• With a spoon, create a well in the centre and add the water and olive oil.
• Stir with a wooden spoon until the mixture comes together
• Using clean hands, knead in the bowl until the ingredients bind together and it forms into a ball. The dough should not be sticky, but should be moist enough to hold together.
• If the dough is too dry at this point you can add water, ¼ tsp at a time, until the dough is more workable. If the dough is too sticky, add a teaspoon of flour at a time, until dough is workable.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and knead for 10 minutes, until the dough is smooth.
• If you find dough too sticky, sprinkle in flour as needed.
• Form the dough into a ball and dust the surface with flour.
• Cover with a clean towel and let rest for 30 minutes.
• After the dough has rested, use a sharp knife to divide the ball of dough into 4 pieces.
• Shape each piece into a flattened log, generously flouring each side.
• Pass one piece of the dough through the roller part of a pasta maker, beginning on the thickest setting and going down 1-2 notches at a time to your desired thickness.
• Alternatively you can roll the dough by hand as thinly as you can.
• To cut the pasta, re-flour both sides of the dough sheet and pass it through the cutting mechanism of your pasta maker.
• If you don’t have a pasta maker you can cut noodles with a pizza cutter or knife.
• Place cut pasta on a cookie sheet coated with flour and dust with extra flour so the noodles do not stick together.
• Dry for 15 minutes, then transfer to a plastic container and store in the fridge for up to 3 days. You can freeze the dough in the container up to 3 months.
• Boil for approximately 3 minutes, or until pasta begins to float to the surface.
• If using frozen pasta, do not thaw first (add 1 minute to the cooking time).