Chestnut Pasta

Ingredients

• 1 cup honey 
• 2  eggs beaten
• 0.5 cup flour all-purpose
• 5 cloves garlic minced
• 1 dash nutmeg 
• 1 dash pepper black
• 0.5 cup olive oil 
• 0.5 cup pecorino cheese grated
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 8 servings salt and pepper to taste
• 0.5 cup water 
• 1 cup flour whole wheat

Equipment

• bowl
• pot
• rolling pin
• pasta machine

Directions

1. In a large bowl, combine flour, whole wheat flour, salt, nutmeg and pepper; mix. Make a well in the center and add eggs and 2 tablespoons olive oil; beat well. In a bowl combine chestnut puree and 1/2 cup water; add to egg mixture. Incorporate flour and egg mix. Dough will be very stiff. Adjust with more flour or water. Knead for 10 minutes and allow dough to rest for 5 minutes.
2. Cut off a handful of dough. With a rolling pin, roll 6 inch wide strips, 1/16" thick. Use a pasta machine if you have one. Dust strips with flour. Allow to slightly dry on muslin cloth.
3. Cut into long pasta 1/4" wide. Dry for 30 minutes.
4. Add pasta to a large pot of rapidly boiling salted water with a tablespoon of oil. Boil for 5 minutes; drain.
5. Mix pasta with olive oil, minced garlic, Romano cheese, salt and pepper.
6. Serve immediately.