Making it sound easier than it probably is. I've got the recipes and a pasta maker attachment for my stand mixer. Planning to do a simple egg pasta tomorrow and maybe try some pappardelle. The wife wants me to make lasagna eventually so I figured I'd start here. Any common mistakes I should know about before I screw this up?
Fresh pasta is totally doable with that mixer attachment, you got this. My kids always want to help when I make it and honestly it turns into a fun weekend thing pretty quick.
The recipes are the easy part honestly. Rolling it out and getting the thickness right takes some practice. But stick with it because once you nail it, it's such a cool thing to do with the kids watching.
How long have you been planning this? I tried fresh pasta once and underestimated the drying time. Ended up with a sticky mess everywhere. Would love to hear how yours turns out though.
The pasta maker attachment is a game changer man. Just fair warning though, the first batch might be a little rough looking but it'll still taste amazing. My kid thinks homemade pasta is basically magic so that helps with motivation.
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Nice, simple egg pasta is the way to start. Once you nail that you can play around with other stuff, but those basic recipes are solid for getting the technique down.