Tortelloni Homemade Pasta

Tortelloni

Tortelloni

Romina Montanari is originally from the Emilia Romagna region of Italy (which is the food valley of the country.)  She’s sharing her recipe for tortelloni.  

The filling:
11 oz spinach
9 oz ricotta
4 oz Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
Pinch of nutmeg
Pinch of salt
Pinch of pepper

Cook the pinach and then squeeze and drain them bery well in a colander.  Mix together with the ricotta, Parmigiano, the nutmeg, the salth and pepper in a food processor.  Mix them until you obtain a creamy paste.

The dough:

11 oz four
3 eggs
half of an egg shell of water if needed
Pinch of salt

Knead all the ingredients for at least 10 minutes.  Wrap dough in plastic wrap and rest in refrigerator for at least half an hour.

Roll out dough until its less than 1 mm thick.  Cut 3×3 inch squares.  Put in a small ball of filling on each square.  Fold in triangle shape and shape them around your index finger.