Tuesday, April 17, 2012

butternut squash ravioli.




i made my first batch of homemade ravioli last night.
i used this recipe as inspiration.

for my pasta, i usually follow the recipe on the back of the Bob's Red Mill bag of semolina flour - substituting 3/4 cup of whole wheat flour for semolina flour.
for the filling, i simply roasted the butternut squash until tender and then mashed it with a fork and seasoned with salt, pepper and garlic pepper.
after feeding the pasta through the pasta roller, i laid one piece out, placed a few dollops of filling and then laid another piece of pasta on top, pressing the pasta down around the filling with my fingers to seal. 
i kept some square and then cut others with biscuit cutters in different sizes.
after cooking them in water, i placed a few in a skillet with melted butter and sauteed for a few minutes.
the rest i simply served with tomato sauce. 
although my raviolis were not too pretty, i found them very tasty!