RAVIOLI

Ravioli Filling:

• 1

  Wash and dry spinach and remove stems, chop into 1/4 inch pieces.

• 2

  Mix ricotta cheese, grated cheese, basil, egg, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Mix with wooden spoon until well mixed. Set aside.

Dough Instructions:

• 1

  Make basic homemade pasta dough.

• 2

  On a floured surface, roll dough out to 1/16 inch thickness. Make strips of dough about 3 inches wide.

• 3

  Place a spoonful of filling on dough about 4 inches apart from each other. For the top layer, roll out another portion of dough to the same size and thickness as the bottom layer.

• 4

  Place on top of filled layer and stretch it to cover the bottom layer completely. Take a 3 inch glass and cut through the dough. Press dough all around edges to seal, then press the fork around the dough to seal once again.

• 5

  Grandma’s ravioli was made using a pastry wheel to cut and seal the outer edges. It was prepared in a half moon shape and then sealed with a fork.