Food-Processor Pasta Dough

Directions

1. 1
   In a food processor blend all ingredients except for additional flour until mixture just begins to form a ball.
2. 2
   On a lightly floured surface knead dough, incorporating additional flour as necessary, until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes.
3. 3
   Dough is best used immediately but may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, wrapped in plastic wrap.
4. 4
   Set smooth rollers of pasta machine on widest setting.
5. 5
   Cut dough into 4 pieces and wrap 3 of them separately in plastic wrap.
6. 6
   Flatten unwrapped piece of dough into rectangle and feed through rollers.
7. 7
   Fold rectangle in half and feed through rollers 8 or 9 more times, folding in half each time and dusting in half as necessary to prevent sticking.
8. 8
   Turn dial down to next (narrower) setting and feed dough through rollers without folding.
9. 9
   Continue to feed dough through, without folding, making space between rollers narrower each time, until narrowest setting is reached.
10. 10
    Halve sheet crosswise and arrange on a dry kitchen towel, letting pasta hang over edge of work surface.
11. 11
    Roll out remaining dough in same manner.
12. 12
    Cut dough while pasta is still soft.