Homemade Pasta

3 1/2 cups flour
3 tsp salt
4 eggs
1 Tbl olive oil
4-5 Tbl water (give or take)

Mix flour and salt together in kitchen aid with paddle attachment. Add egg, olive oil and a couple of tablespoons water. Mix until dough comes together adding more water as needed. You don't want the dough sticky at all. Just enough water to come together. Move dough to counter and knead a few minutes. Cover in plastic wrap and let rest for 30 minutes. Cut into fourths. Cut each fourth in half to make it easier to work with. Run each piece through pasta machine 5 times or more on #1, 3 times on #2, 1 time on #3 continuing until desired thickness. #3 works great for lasagna sheets. I like #4 or #5 for egg noodles. Lasagna sheets are ready to boil or use at this point. I like to cut my egg noodle strips in to about 4-5 inch strips then feed them through the cutting blade. You can let the noodles dry for 30 minutes or boil them in salted water immediately. The noodles cook quickly (2-3 minutes). Serve.

This recipe can easily be cut down to 1/2 or 1/4. For 1/4 (which is what I usually make) use
Scant 1 cup flour
3/4 tsp salt
1 egg
3/4 tsp olive oil
1 Tbl water (may need a little more)