Chocolate Pasta

Ingredients

• 2 cups cake flour
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, plus enough to sprinkle work surface
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 4 large egg yolks, at room temperature
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/3 to 1/2 cup water, plus extra as needed
• Top with fresh fruit and double cream.

Directions

1. In a food processor, pulse flours, cocoa powder, egg yolks and salt.
2. Gradually add the oil then water until the mixture forms a dough.
3. If the dough is too dry, add more water a Tablespoon at a time.
4. Sprinkle a clean work surface with flour.
5. Shape dough into a ball and knead until smooth, about 5 minutes.
6. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
7. Cut the dough into 4 pieces, and press each piece flat.
8. Run pasta dough through a pasta machine, adjusting the settings thinner and thinner until dough is about 1/8 to 1/16 inch thick.
9. If you do not have a pasta machine, roll with rolling pin.
10. Cut the pasta into linguine noodles, or place through appropriate pasta setting.
11. Boil for 8-10 minutes until tender to bite.