Pasta From Scratch

Now that Passover is done, I can embark on my journey of making fresh pasta at home.

Today, I went with the 'Joy of Cooking' recipe for basic pasta:

• 2/3 cup flour
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 Tablespoon water
• 1 teaspoon oil

Actually, I forgot to add the oil. I sifted the flour and salt, then created a well and placed the water and egg into it. Encorporated the dry into the wet, then kneaded for 10 minutes. Covered, let it sit for 1 hour, rolled it out into a very thin sheet, cut it by hand lengthwise, then hung it to dry for 30 minutes.

I whipped up a quick sauce with LOTS of garlic, a good olive oil, and halved cherry tomatoes. Sauteed it briefly, then poured it over the cooked pasta.

The pasta was pretty good for a first attempt... a tad chewy (because of the forgotten oil?) and unevenly cut, but the pasta machine might fix that.