To Make Ahead:
Prepare as directed through Step 2. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and place in an airtight container; freeze up to 3 months. Thaw completely in the refrigerator; continue as directed in Step 3.
Herbed Pasta:
Prepare as directed, except stir 2 tablespoons snipped fresh basil, thyme, or sage or 1 teaspoon dried basil, thyme, or sage, crushed, into the flour mixture before adding egg mixture.
Spinach Pasta:
Prepare as directed, except increase flour to 2 3/4 cups, reduce water to 1/4 cup, and stir 1/4 cup cooked spinach, well drained and finely chopped, into egg mixture before adding to flour mixture.Per 1 cup cooked pasta: 294 cal., 10 g total fat (1 g sat. fat, 0 g trans fat), 85 mg chol., 269 mg sodium, 54 g carbo., 2 g fiber, 10 g pro.Daily Values: 21% vit. A, 1% vit. C, 3% calcium, 22% ironExchanges: 3 1/2 StarchOther: 1 g monounsaturated fat, 1 g. polyunsaturated fat, 0 g sugar
Ravioli or Tortellini:
To shape ravioli, cut rolled dough into 2-inch-wide strips. Leaving a 1/2-inch margin around the edges, place about 1 teaspoon desired filling at 1-inch intervals on one strip of dough. Using a pastry brush or your finger, moisten dough with water around the mounds of filling. Lay a second strip of dough over the first. Using the side of your hand, press the pasta around each mound so that the two moistened strips stick together. Using a fluted pastry wheel or sharp knife, cut pasta between mounds to separate into individual ravioli.To shape tortellini, cut rolled dough into circles with a 1 1/2-inch round cutter; reroll scraps as needed. Place 1/4 teaspoon desired filling in center of each circle. Fold circle in half to make a half-moon; press edges of dough together with fingers to seal, moistening with water if needed. Place index finger against the fold; bend tortellini around your finger, bringing the outer two corners together. Press one corner over the other, moistening with water if needed and pinching firmly to secure. Let dry a few minutes before cooking.
