Spinach Pasta

Ingredients

• 1/2 Pound Fresh Spinach (Stems Removed)
• 3 Cups All-Purpose Flour
• 4 Extra Large Eggs

Instructions

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   Wash and dry the spinach, and place it...: Wash and dry the spinach, and place it into a food processor, and pulse until it is well chopped.

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   Place spinach in a strainer over a bowl...: Place spinach in a strainer over a bowl and let drain 30 minutes.

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   Return the spinach to the food processor.

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   Add the flour to the blender and pulse.

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   Lightly beat the eggs in a small bowl,...: Lightly beat the eggs in a small bowl, and then add a little at a time to the flour mixture, pulsing briefly between additions.

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   Once the dough has come together into pellet...: Once the dough has come together into pellet sized pieces, remove and knead by hand until smooth.

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   To Roll Pasta With A Pasta Machine:

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   Break off a fist sized piece of the...: Break off a fist sized piece of the dough and flatten into a disc.

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   Flour well, then pass it through the widest...: Flour well, then pass it through the widest openings of your pasta machine.

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    Remove, fold into thirds and repeat.

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    Do this 4 or 5 times, dusting with...: Do this 4 or 5 times, dusting with flour between each time.

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    Now start to decrease the rollers by turning...: Now start to decrease the rollers by turning down one notch each time.

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    Put the dough through each setting twice until...: Put the dough through each setting twice until you have reached your desired thickness.

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    For stuffed pastas, you will generally roll it...: For stuffed pastas, you will generally roll it to the thinnest or second thinnest setting.