Buckwheat Noodles

Noodles

1. Put the flour and eggs into a bowl and mix into a dough.
2. Knead well for 5 minutes then cover and leave for 2 hours
3. Cut the dough into golf ball sized pieces.
4. Dust the pasta machine with flour and pass each dough piece through the widest, flat roller.
5. Fold it in half and pass it through again. Repeat this step twice more. The dough will be a little crumbly the first few times but gather it up and pass it through the rollers until it starts to hold together.
6. Process the remaining dough balls in the same way.
7. Decrease the roller width a little and pass each sheet through that a couple of times.
8. To make noodles pass the dough through thin slicing rollers or use a knife to cut the dough into strips.
9. Transfer the raw noodles to a try and dust with flour.

For cooking

1. Put the water and salt into a large saucepan and bring it to a rolling boil.
2. Add the pasta and stir to ensure it is free flowing in the water.
3. Cook for 8-12 minutes, depending upon the size and thickness of the pasta. Fresh pasta cooks more quickly than dry pasta.
4. When cooked drain the pasta and drizzle with a little oil and soy sauce before serving.