MAKING THE DOUGH:

Dump the flour in a mound onto a very clean countertop and make a well in the center. Add the eggs into the well and gently beat them. Slowly pull the flour mixture into the eggs and stir with a fork to combine. When flour and eggs are combined add water (about one tablespoon at a time) until dough can be clumped together into a ball. Sprinkle some flour on the counter and knead the dough until it becomes smooth. (A good mixture should never stick to your fingers!) Cut the large lump of dough into 3 or 4 pieces and select one piece to work with at a time. Cover the remaining dough with a damp cloth to keep from drying out.

PREPARING THE PASTA WITH THE MACHINE

Set the machine on Setting #1. Pass a piece of dough through the rollers. Fold the dough in half and run it through the rollers again. Repeat this process about five times. Then move the dial to Setting #2 and repeat the same process about 5-6 times. Then move dial to Setting #3 and repeat. Continue this process until dough is smooth and when the dough reaches the proper thickness for the type of pasta you are making. Then run the dough through the Cutting Setting to make the strands of pasta. If possible, hang the strands to dry for at least 30 minutes or so. (Make sure the strands do not touch each other or they will stick together.) Repeat all of these steps with the remaining lumps of dough.

When ready to cook, remember fresh pasta cooks much quicker than the kind from a box, so watch closely so as not to overcook!