easy and excellent. We had no problems with the dough. Made it by hand with my 11 year old.

This was the easiest recipe ever. I have NEVER made pasta before and I just followed the recommendations of other reviewers. Used my kitchen aide whisk attachment to sift the dry ingredients; made a well in the middle and added eggs and oil. Changed to the dough hook and just let it all come together. The only other thing I would suggest for anyone who has never used a pasta maker before is to diligently flour the pasta maker and the pasta as it comes out of the machine -- otherwise it'll stick together and make clumpy pasta. Overall easy and delicious! My husband couldn't stop raving!

I mixed the dough in my KitchenAid mixer then finished by hand. I added garlic powder, parsley and black pepper to my dough. I used some high maize flour to up the fiber of the pasta. I had no issues with the flour/egg ratio. I also used egg beaters to cut the cholesterol. Delicious! ***UPDATE** In an effort to minimize my use of Egg substitute products, I tried using all organic egg whites. I still used some high maize flour and a bit of inulin (natural fiber) powder, to up the health factor. I skipped the oil making these fat free as well. No fat, high fiber and sodium free as I skipped that as well. I have learned to roll my dough sheets out and then let them dry for about 30 minutes before running through the machine. The noodles cooked up beautifully! Everyone enjoyed them.

I toss all the ingredients in a bread machine and let it do much of the work. The dough comes out exactly as it should. As you learn to work with pasta dough, you will "get the feel" for how moist or dry it should be. It should not be sticky. This recipe comes out just about perfect. If there is very low humidity, you may want to add a tablespoon or two of water. It is VERY important to let the dough rest. This recipe is identical to my Grandmothers recipe. She was an Italian immigrant who came to the US in the 1930's and a GREAT cook, of course. She'd tell you, only use Extra Virgin olive oil, too.

For those having trouble with this, too dry or wet, just adjust with more flour or more water. After 3 or 4 times you will get to know what the dough should feel like. Do not skip the rest period! Give it at least 30 minutes at room temp. Do not give up! Once you have it down, it is a snap and you will laugh that you had trouble with it. The best thing to do is go to YouTube and type in "making pasta" for many different demonstrations on how to make it by hand, mixer or as I do, in the Cuisinart which is a snap and does it in 30 sec. Also it is not really necessary to knead it when it comes out of the machine as the pasta rollers will do it for you; just run through the first setting a few times until it is smooth and silky feeling and you are good to go. Semolina can be bought at Walmart and most other grocery stores. It comes in 24oz bags and is next to the regular flours in the specialty flour section which is why it is hard to find. Also on Amazon. Just type in semolina. Bobs Red Mill is the same as the one in Walmart and comes in 4pks at $12.88 and if you order 2 pks it will be $25.76 qualifying for free shipping and no sales tax. Hope this helps! Mike

Lovely!

I halved this recipe, and it was the first time I tried homemade pasta. I borrowed my friend's Italian Marcato Atlas 150 and made both ravioli and spaghetti. I used a stand mixer to mix, but as stated the texture was too dry. I started adding heavy cream, chicken broth and then a bit more oil to get the dough to the "not sticky not dry" consistency. Next time I will eliminate about 1/2 c of flour and try the recipe as is, adding more flour if needed. That said, the dough behaved very well and I could go up to 7 for my ravioli sheets, very thin without tearing. I wouldn't try this without a stand mixer though!

This turned out very well.

First time making pasta and this dough was very easy to make. Once the dough rested it became much easier to use.

I am sooo glad I found this recipe! I have been looking for a good recipe to work with my pasta maker forever, none of the other one works, but this one rocks! I now can make fresh pasta even on a work day, with in an hour!! I followed the recipe as is, but used my stand up mixer for the kneading, it looks real dry but I resisted adding anything to it, and I am glad I didn't! The dough soften up nicely after the rest. Thank you so much! Our family of 4 ate up the entire batch in one go!