Again inspired by the beautiful food photography in my friend’s Jamie Oliver cookbook, I went all out today and made Tortellini from scratch. I used the same dough recipe as before, but I folded some of our own chervil leaves in while rolling out the dough, for optical effect. As filling, I mashed up a few cloves of roasted garlic, some roasted butternut squash (our own- the next-to last one), goat cheese, and just a bit of salt and pepper.
It took a bit of tweaking to figure out the right size for the dough squares, and how much filling to use so it doesn’t squeeze out when you close the square. Also, I had no idea how to fold the things, and my first attempts were more reminiscent of preschool pottery than Tortellini. Here’s where I wished I’d had a Nonna. This is exactly the kind of thing you learn simply by hanging around the kitchen as a child, just because you’ve seen someone else do it before. I guess I can’t complain too much, though... my „Nonnas“ taught me how to bake German christmas cookies and roll rouladen instead.
Anyhow, I can’t wait to eat them. I think I might serve them to the friend who loaned me the machine, sometime when she doesn’t have to work the next day.
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