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LET'S START:
Combine and knead. Put flour, semolina, salt on the flat surface.
Make a well and put eggs in it.
Stir it with a folk.
When it comes together use your hand and knead it for 8 minutes.
If it’s sticky add some flour.
SECOND:
Let it rest. Shape dough into a ball.
Cover it with plastic wrap.
Let dough rest for 30 minutes at room temperature.
THIRD:
Roll it. Dust some flour over your working surface.
Take off the wrap and cut your dough into 6 pieces.
Dust some more flour over it.
Roll them to oval disks with a rolling pin.
Dusting flour is the key during the whole pasta making process, so your pasta does not stick together or stick to the pasta maker at any time.
FOURTH:
Roll it with a pasta maker. Set your pasta maker to the widest opening: level 1.
Roll each disk through it for 2 times.
Then fold them in half.
Roll each through again 2 times.
Dust them with flour.
Set your pasta maker to one smaller opening: level 2.
Roll each through 2 times.
Dust them with flour.
Then go down to level 3 and repeat as before.
Keep going till you are at the thinest opening: level 6
FIFTH:
Fettuccine roller. Roll them through the fettuccine roll of you pasta maker.
Hang the fettuccine over a stick, hanger or other.
They should not stick together.
When all fettuccine are done, start boiling the water.
SIXTH:
Boil them. Bring water and 1/4 tsp salt to boil.
Add your fettuccine.
Cook for 2-3 minutes.
Strain.
Add good olive oil and give it a swirl.
PASTA TIME!
Serve Fettuccine. Serve right away with your favorite sauce, like homemade tomato sauce.
