Skip navigation
sponsored by 

Jamie Oliver serves a show-stopping pasta dish


< Prev | 1 | 2
  Recipes from TODAY
Search for recipes featured on TODAY
Slideshow
Image: Chef Rocco DiSpirito
  Appetite for perfection
From Rachael Ray to Rocco DiSpirito, these celebrity chefs know how to turn up the heat in the kitchen.

more photos

NBC News
  Chimp victim: ‘I just want to go on with my life’
Nov. 16: Charla Nash, who was brutally attacked by her friend’s chimpanzee, opens up to TODAY’s Meredith Vieira about her recovery and the relationship she had with the chimp and his owner.

Fresh Egg Pasta Dough
"Jamie’s Italy"

Makes enough pasta to serve four

Try to get hold of Tipo “00” or another pasta flour — this is a very finely sieved flour which is normally used for making egg pasta or cakes. In Italy it’s called farina di grano tenero, which means “tender” or “soft” flour. I normally use eggs to make to make my pasta, as here — you can either use 6 eggs or if you want to make it richer and more yellow use 12 yolks.

INGREDIENTS

4 cups (1 pound 6 ounces) Tipo “00” flour
6 eggs or 12 egg yolks, preferably organic

DIRECTIONS

Place the flour on a board or in a bowl. Make a well in the center and crack the eggs into it.  Using a fork, beat the eggs until smooth. Mix together with the flour as much as possible so it’s not too sticky. Then flour each hand and begin to knead. This is the bit where you can let all your emotions out, so go for it!  What you want to end up with is a nice piece of smooth, silky, elastic dough. Cover it with plastic wrap and leave it to rest for about half an hour in the fridge before rolling and shaping it.

MANAGE YOUR RECIPES


Recipes adapted from “Jamie’s Italy.” Copyright 2007, Hyperion.

© 2009 MSNBC Interactive.  Reprints


< Prev | 1 | 2

Sponsored links

Resource guide