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(Oscar) wrote:
>This is my first post, hi. I just got a pasta maker for Christmas. I
>was wondering if anybody can help me out with pasta making? After you
>mix the eggs and flour, do you knead the dough like bread dough or do
>you just kind of roll it around and make it a big lump or something.
>Last time I kneaded it like bread dough and it didn't work very well,

Knead it till it's smooth and elastic -- it should be pretty
stiff, too, compared to bread dough. Then let it sit, covered,
for 15-20 minutes. Then knead it some more by running small
batches through the rollers set at their maximum width. Every
time through, fold it in thirds and rotate it 90 degrees before
feeding it through again.

I always do this ten times before starting to close the rollers
up.

Let me know if you have other questions; I've made a boatload of
fresh pasta.

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