Fresh Pasta Dough made with Tipo 00 flour with tomato basil sauce

For New Years Eve we like to stay in and make something new and fancy.  I just got a kitchen aid mixer with a pasta attachment, so I decided to make pasta for the first time. If you do not have a mixer you can still make this recipe. You can make this recipe with all purpose flour, but you will get better results with Tipo 00.  It has a higher gluten content.  I tried another recipe with whole eggs and this one with just egg yolks was so much better!  It was also nice dealing with a small batch.  This is the perfect recipe for date night.

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cup Italian flour (Tipo 00)
1/2 tsp salt
2 large egg yolks
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/4- 1/2 cup of water

Sauce:
1/2 white onion finely diced
4 tomatoes
2 handfuls of fresh basil
1-2 tablespoons of olive oil
2-4 garlic cloves minced.
parmesan cheese (as much as you like)
salt and pepper to taste.

Yield: 2 large portions

Directions if you have a mixer:
(if you do not have a mixer I highly recommend this recipe and please go here for technique instructions.)
1.With the kitchen aid mixer this is super easy!  Mix the salt and flour so it is well blended and put into mixer.  Mix wet ingredients together and put into mixer.
2. Use the flat beater on setting 2 for about1 minute.  The mixture should stick together, but it should not be wet to touch.  Does it need more water or flour?  You may need to play a bit until you get the right dough texture.  Basically it should be just wet enough to stick together and not fall apart.
3.  Make it into a ball and put into fridge for about 45 minutes.
4.  Follow your pasta attachment directions for rolling out pasta.
Tip: Once the pasta is cut I recommend spreading it out on a pasta hanger or a clothing hanger for 10 minutes before cooking.  This will make it so it doesn't stick together. While your pasta is drying start your sauce.
5. Cook pasta for about 2-3 minutes.
Tip: Once the pasta is cooked put olive oil on the noodles to prevent sticking and pour sauce on.

Sauce:
1. Heat up sauce pan with olive oil and put in onions.  Cook for 10 minutes to soften at med heat.  Stir often.
2. Add garlic and cook for another 2 minutes.
3. Add tomatoes (for bonus points marinate the chopped tomatoes in vodka for 10 minutes before). cook for about 5 minutes.
4. Add basil, parmesan, salt and pepper to taste.

Please ask if you need more instructions!