Mantova-Style Pumpkin Tortelli
- 4 1/16 cups pumpkin
- 1 3/8 cups cookies amaretto, chopped finely
- 1 1/4 cups apples pickled, chopped finely
- 1 3/4 cups grated Parmesan cheese
- 5 5/8 tablespoons butter
- ground nutmeg
- ground pepper
- salt
- 4 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 6 eggs
- salt
- grated Parmesan cheese
- butter
- Cut open the pumpkin and remove the seeds, peel it and cut it into pieces, then bake it at 180C until tender.
- Remove the pumpkin from the oven and put it through a food mill.
- Place the pumpkin puree in a bowl, add the amaretto cookies, pickled apple, parmesan cheese, and salt and pepper. Stir the ingredients until well combined.
- Prepare the pasta dough with the flour, a pinch of salt, and the eggs.
- Knead the dough well, then roll it out.
- Cut out rectangles measuring 8x4 centimeters.
- Place a teaspoon of the filling on each rectangle, then seal the rectangles closed, pinching the edges well.
- Cook the pasta in boiling salted water or broth.
- Season with butter and parmesan cheese and serve.
pumpkin, cookies amaretto, apples, parmesan cheese, butter, ground nutmeg, ground pepper, salt, flour, eggs, salt, parmesan cheese, butter
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Mantova-style-Pumpkin-Tortelli-531573 (may not work)