Hilopites: Egg Pasta with Fava Bean, Feta and Mint Stuffing
- 2 cups semolina flour
- 4 teaspoons salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup whole milk, room temperature
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup fava bean puree, recipe follows
- 1 cup feta, crumbled
- 1 tablespoon parsley, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted
- 2 tablespoons mint, pureed
- Salt, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
- Olive oil
- Kasseri, to taste
- 1 cup fava beans, shelled and blanched
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- Salt
- Pepper
- Water, as necessary
- In a bowl, mix in the semolina and salt.
- Mix in the eggs, milk, and olive oil until a dough is formed and it pulls away from the side of the bowl.
- On a floured surface knead until smooth and let sit covered for 1 hour.
- It should not be sticky.
- Divide the dough into 4 balls and roll out each ball until paper-thin sheets are formed.
- Put on a tray that is sprinkled with semolina.
- Mix together in a bowl the fava bean puree, feta cheese, parsley, mint, pine nuts, salt, and pepper.
- Set this aside.
- With dough cutters cut disk about 3 inches in diameter.
- Place a small spoon of the stuffing in the center.
- Wet 1 edge of the circle with water on your finger and fold the edge over to make a half moon.
- Make sure that the edges are sealed tightly.
- In a large pot, bring salted water to a boil and drop the pasta in, when the pasta floats to the top it is ready.
- Pull from the water and place on a plate.
- Drizzle with olive oil and grate with fresh kasseri cheese.
- In the bowl of a food processor, combine the fava beans, garlic and olive oil and puree.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Add water as necessary to thin.
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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/cat-cora/hilopites-egg-pasta-with-fava-bean-feta-and-mint-stuffing-recipe.html (may not work)