Name: Fresh Pasta
Yield: Makes 8 fresh pasta rectangles
Ingredients: 1 cup cake flour (not self-rising); 1/4 cup all-purpose flour plus additional for kneading; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 large egg yolks; 1 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 1/4 cup water; a pasta machine

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Some of the tenderest pasta is made with Italian "00" soft wheat flour. Since this flour can be hard to find, we used a combination of cake flour and all-purpose flour with good results.

This recipe is an accompaniment for Spinach and Cheese Cannelloni.

Active time: 1 hr Start to finish: 2 hr

Cooks' note:

• Pasta trimmings can be cut into odd-shaped pieces and used in soup. In Italian they're called maltagliati, which means "badly cut."

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