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Homemade ravioli dough recipe.
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Homemade Ravioli Dough Recipe

This Easy Ravioli Pasta Dough Recipe uses a food processor to effortlessly combine flour, eggs, and olive oil, creating perfect pasta dough in just seconds.Learn how to make fresh homemade ravioli from scratch with this simple guide! Featuring easy steps for delicate pasta dough.
Prep Time1 hour
Course: dinner, lunch
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: homemade pasta, ravioli
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 4 cups of all-purpose flour or 00 flour
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 Tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • a little water to seal the edges

Instructions

Food Processor

  1. There are a few ways to make fresh pasta dough, since this is nonna's recipe, I'll tell you she does prefer to use the food processor. It's super fast, and all you do is add the ingredients to the food processor and let the metal blade to the work. Pulse for 15-20 seconds or so until the dough comes together.

Rolling dough by hand:

  1. The other method is rolling it out by hand. You can bring the dough together on a clean counter with your hands. With a floured rolling pin, start to roll beginning in the middle and roll out. Keep turning and rotating, rolling until you get the thinnest rectangular shape.
  2. Turn out the dough to your clean work surface and knead dough for a minute, then form into a ball.
  3. Let the gluten in the dough relax, which makes it much easier to roll out. Cover the dough with a bowl or with plastic wrap, and let it rest for 30. Move on to make the quick filling while the dough relaxes (and tomato sauce, if that's what you are serving it with).

Nutrition Disclaimer

Please keep in mind that the nutritional information presented below is an approximation and may vary depending on the exact ingredients used.

Notes

  1. Thickness. Whether you're using a Kitchenaid pasta roller attachment (as I am here) or a hand crank pasta machine (the Marcato Atlas is my favorite), you want to roll the dough thin enough to see your hand through the dough when holding a piece of dough upright.
  2. Water. Sealing around each ravioli with water either with your finger or a brush offers added insurance that the ravioli won't split.
  3. Sealing tool. A ravioli mold comes with a little roller that simultaneously seals and cuts the ravioli 12 at a time. So cool!
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