Mom's Homemade Lasagna

LASAGNA

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  1. Heat oil in large saucepan. Add onions, beef and garlic, cook, stirring with a fork, until meat is broken up and has lost its red color.

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  2. Add salt, pepper, oregano, basil, parsley, tomatoes, tomato paste, water and 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese. Simmer covered for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

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  3. Set up pasta machine with lasagna die. Use the recipe below for preparing the lasagna noodles. Proceed as recipe states.

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  4. Lasagna noodles can be used FRESH from machine or can be cooked from a package.

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  5. Preheat oven to 350F.

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  6. In a 10 x 13 by 3-inch baking dish, arrange 1 cup of the meat sauce, then a single layer of lasagna noodles, a layer of mozzarella, a layer of ricotta or cottage cheese and 2 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese. Bake lasagna 30 to 45 minutes, or until very hot and bubbling.

PASTA (with eggs)

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  1. Set up the pasta and dough machine with die. Place desired die in hot tap water. Place flour and salt in machine container.

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  2. Break 2 eggs into TAKKA cup, add water up to line marked 2 EGGS WITH WATER. NOTE: FOR BEST CONSISTENCY ADD ONE TEASPOON OF OLIVE OR VEGETABLE OIL INTO CUP BEFORE ADDING WATER.

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  3. Beat mixture thoroughly.

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  4. Affix die on machine. Place front plate on the rods. Put on knobs, tighten evenly. Place cover on machine.

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  5. Push switch backwards to the mix position. Slowly pour 1/3 liquid at a time into slot on cover as per basic recipe on page 3, allowing the dough to mix evenly.