Lasagna ~ noodles from scratch

If you have never had lasagna made from homemade noodles then you really must!  This is no doubt the best lasagna you will ever have.  Don't worry about how the noodles look.  Once you assemble the lasagna you will never care how irregular the noodles turned out, how wide, how skinny, how long your noodles turn out.   I have a hand crank pasta machine that was a gift to me from my mother in law.  

Pasta Queen pasta machine 

Here is the recipe for the pasta per the instruction book that came with my pasta machine:
4 eggs
3 C flour
water if needed
Place the flour in a bowl and make a well in the center.  Add the eggs.  Using a fork break the yolks and begin to stir bringing flour in each time you stir round.  Do this until the eggs and flour are well blended.  If it is too dry add water...but very small amounts at time.  Once well blended move mixture onto floured board and knead until smooth.  Wrap in towel and let rest 10 minutes.  Cut dough into slices 1/4" thick.  Begin working this dough through the pasta machine beginning with the widest setting and gradually reducing the thickness of the noodle by adjusting the regulator knob.  The instructions are easy to follow and anyone can do this.  It does get a little messy... there is usually flour all over the cupboard and floor and you will probably need to vacuum when your done making the noodles. 

Eggs and flour

Once I get a thin, wide noodle I lay it down on a clean towel while I make the rest of the dough into noodles.   Next, boil some salted water.  boil noodles until they float and bounce around in the water.  This will only take about 3 minutes.  Remove from water and place on greased cookie sheet.  Once all noodles are cooked you will assemble your lasagne using your favorite recipe.  I bake my lasagne at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

Noodles 

Baked lasagna

Bon Appetite!