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Try This at Home: How to Make Pasta

From: Food Network Magazine

Michael Chiarello invites Food Network Magazine into his California kitchen to roll out fresh pappardelle — without a pasta maker.

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Michael rolls out dough on a 20-inch-square board of 3/4-inch natural plywood. You can have one cut at a hardware store.

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Make the dough. Sift both flours together on a large work surface and make a well in the center.

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Place the eggs, olive oil and a pinch of salt in a bowl, then pour into the well.

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With a fork, break up the eggs, then gradually mix the wet ingredients into the flour mixture just until combined.

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Knead by hand. Gather the dough into two equal-size balls; flour the surface.

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To knead each piece, push the dough away from you with the heel of your hand, fold the dough over itself and turn it counterclockwise.

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Continue pushing, folding and turning until the dough is smooth and elastic, 4 to 5 minutes.

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Rest the dough. Pat each piece into a ball. Flatten slightly, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or overnight. (You can freeze one ball for later, or roll out both and freeze the cut pasta.)

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Roll out the dough. Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and dust with flour. Starting in the middle, push away from you with a rolling pin, easing up on the pressure as you approach the edge.