Nothing wrong with dried pasta but homemade pasta is a real treat. Whether long or filled (ravioli) you will not regret putting in a little more time and effort. Its not difficult to make, you can roll by hand or do as I do and get a pasta machine or kitchen aid attachment for your stand mixer. There are so many different shapes of pasta, cut into long strips, fettuccine or pappardelle, fill with ricotta for cheese ravioli, the possibilities are endless. Check out pasta grannies on you tube Here’s how to make it:

Pasta dough

2 cups flour (highly recommend 00 flour)

2 whole eggs + 3 egg yolks

1/4 tsp salt

2 tbs water

1 tbs olive oil

Add all the ingredients to food processor and pulse just until it becomes cohesive. Dump onto floured work surface and knead by hand until it becomes smooth (approximately 8 minutes). Form into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap, cover with tea towel and let sit for 1-2 hours. Once dough is rested roll into thin sheets and cut into whatever shapes you desire.

Note: you can also go old school and dump the flour onto a work surface, make a well in the middle, add eggs, water, salt, oil beat to combine and slowly bring flour into the egg mixture in the middle beating with a fork. Knead until smooth, form into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap cover with tea towel and let sit for 1-2 hours same as above.

Cheese filling for Ravioli

2 c ricotta (I like ricotta fina)

2 tbs finely chopped flat leaf parsley

1/2 c grated parmigiana

1 egg beaten

salt and pepper to taste

Place a heaping tsp of the filling spaced a little over an inch apart on a sheet of pasta, brush edges with water and lay another sheet over it. press edges together and cut into squares or use a round cutter to make rounds. You can also buy a ravioli maker/press and simplify the process.

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