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2 ¼ pounds butternut or Kabocha squash or sweet potatoes
3 cups freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano
Freshly grated nutmeg
Salt
3 to 4 tablespoons soft breadcrumbs, if needed
1 recipe Fresh Egg Pasta
8 to 10 tablespoons unsalted butter
Instructions
3 cups freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano
Freshly grated nutmeg
Salt
3 to 4 tablespoons soft breadcrumbs, if needed
1 recipe Fresh Egg Pasta
8 to 10 tablespoons unsalted butter
1. Peel and cut squash or potatoes in large chunks. Put in saucepan with water to half cover, bring to simmer, and cook, tightly covered, until tender, about 20 minutes. Line strainer with cheesecloth and place over bowl.
2. Drain squash, cool slightly, and purée through food mill or potato ricer into cloth-lined strainer. Let drain 30 minutes. Mix squash with cheese, nutmeg and salt to taste, adding breadcrumbs as needed if filling is too wet.
2. Use filling to stuff Fresh Egg Pasta, cut, and cook as for Tortelli d’Erbette. Serves 8 to 10.
Recipe by Damon Lee Fowler, author of New Southern Baking. "Relish a Classic Flavor," April 2006.
2. Drain squash, cool slightly, and purée through food mill or potato ricer into cloth-lined strainer. Let drain 30 minutes. Mix squash with cheese, nutmeg and salt to taste, adding breadcrumbs as needed if filling is too wet.
2. Use filling to stuff Fresh Egg Pasta, cut, and cook as for Tortelli d’Erbette. Serves 8 to 10.
Recipe by Damon Lee Fowler, author of New Southern Baking. "Relish a Classic Flavor," April 2006.
