simple homemade pasta dough

How To Make simple homemade pasta dough

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  Step 1
  In a medium sized bowl, combine flour and salt.
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  Step 2
  Make a well in the flour
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  Step 3
  Add the slightly beaten egg and mix.
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  Step 4
  Mixture should form a stiff dough. If needed, stir in 2 to 4 tablespoons water. (the dough should NOT be sticky!)
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  Step 5
  On a lightly floured surface, knead dough for about 3 to 4 minutes.
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  Step 6
  Place dough in the pasta machine and roll it through. Or roll flat on your counter top. Fold over in threes and add it to the machine a couple of times on the first level to incorporate the dough better.
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  Step 7
  With a pasta machine or by hand roll dough out to desired thinness.( I like it to be thin enough to just being able to see my hand through it.) On my machine it is level 6.
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  Step 8
  Use your machine or pizza cutter, cut into strips of desired width. Cook for about 7 minutes in boiling water.
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  Step 9
  Note: It may seem like the pasta isn't smooth enough after you knead it but once you put it through your machine a couple of times and fold it over it will start to smooth out. That is the same for if you don't own a machine and you roll it and fold it on the counter top too.
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