Home made pasta
For the basic pasta recipe.

In a large bowl mix 2 eggs with 1/4 cup of water and 1 tablespoon of oil and 1 teaspoon salt.
Stir in 2 and 1/2 cups of flour making a stiff dough. On a well floured surface knead dough until smooth but not sticky (about 20 times) Cover with a damp towel or plastic wrap to keep it moist. Let it rest for 30 minutes for easy rolling. Now cut your dough in half. Roll the half into a shape 20 inches by 14 inches. Fold this in half to the size of 10 by 14 inches. Now fold it again into 5 by 14 inches. Now you cut your dough CROSS WISE into 1/2 inch strips for medium noodles or into 1 inch strips for wide noodles. Then you unfold the strips. Place the strips on a single layer on a pasta dryer rack. Now I have never seen a pasta dryer rack but I use an old wooden clothes dryer rack that unfolds. This recipe makes 1 pound of noodles and you still have the other half of the dough.

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