Flatten one of the dough balls with the palm of your hand until it's about 1/2 an inch thick and no wider than the slot of the pasta machine. With the slot of the pasta machine on its widest setting (usually 1), turn the handle while feeding the dough into the slot. Gently hold the flattened dough as it comes out of the pasta machine, but don't pull on it.
How to Make Fresh Pasta Noodles
By Brett Moore, About.com
A pasta machine is great for rolling and cutting the dough. They are inexpensive and can be found at major kitchen stores or online. If you don't have a pasta machine, a rolling pin will work just fine.
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- The Ingredients
- Mixing the Ingredients
- Mixing with a Bench Knife
- Form a Dough Ball
- Kneading the Dough
- Form Into Balls
- Rolling the Pasta
- Rolling the Dough 2
- Cutting the Dough Into Pasta
- Drying the Pasta
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