EZ Pasta

Here's a no-nonense and no-frills pasta recipe. 15 mins to prepare, honest!
Using a food processor makes all the difference



















Ingredients

• 300g (10 oz) white flour
• 3 eggs (at room temperature)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• about 1/2 (125 ml) cup water

Instructions

1. Put flour into food processor, add eggs, salt and olive oil.











2. Start processing! As dough begins to form breadcrumbs, start adding a little water. When dough begins to form "a big clump" - you're done. Note: I haven't burnt out my food processor (yet) with this method - but it does occasionally stop and need to unplugged, then plugged-in again to continue...











3. Remove dough from food processor - should be nicely formed. Wrap in clingfilm and store in the fridge until ready to cut.










4. Here I rolled-out as thin as possible and used a pizza slice to cut into a sort of fettucine. (Am saving for a pasta machine!)











5. To cook, bring a large pan of water to the boil. Add 1 tsp of salt and a dash of olive-oil, add pasta and stir to break-up clumps. Hand-rolled pasta is thicker than you get with a pasta machine - so will take longer to cook. For this fettucine, took about 7-8 minutes to get to "al dente" - ie "not mushy/overcooked".