Description
Delightful homemade egg noodles bring Italian pasta traditions right into your kitchen, crafting silky strands of pure comfort. Whisked eggs, flour, and simple techniques create noodles so fresh and tender you’ll never want store-bought again.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 to 2 cups all-purpose flour
Liquid Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons milk
Seasoning:
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Whisk eggs, milk, and salt in a medium bowl until thoroughly blended and silky in texture.
- Gradually incorporate flour into wet mixture, stirring continuously until a cohesive yet slightly tacky dough begins to form.
- Transfer dough onto a lightly dusted work surface and knead methodically with gentle, pressing motions for 4-5 minutes until texture becomes smooth and elastic.
- Allow dough to rest at room temperature for approximately 10 minutes, which helps gluten relax and improves overall pasta texture.
- Using a rolling pin, stretch and thin the dough across the countertop, aiming for a nearly translucent consistency no thicker than a credit card.
- Slice the delicate sheet into uniform ribbons using a sharp knife or pizza cutter, creating your desired pasta width with precise, confident strokes.
- Cook fresh pasta in rapidly boiling, salted water for 2-3 minutes until achieving an al dente texture, or alternatively, drop directly into simmering soup for immediate cooking.
Notes
- Use room temperature eggs and milk for smoother, more consistent dough texture.
- Humidity affects flour absorption, so add flour gradually and adjust based on dough consistency.
- Gentle, consistent kneading develops gluten without overworking the dough, ensuring tender pasta.
- Fresh pasta can be dried for 30 minutes or frozen for up to 2 weeks, providing convenient meal prep options.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Lunch, Snacks
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 130 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 37 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 8 g
- Cholesterol: 120 mg