Cheese Raviolis in Broth
Rich Egg Pasta Dough
Ingredients
2 cups Bread Flour
2 Fresh Eggs
1/2 tsp Salt
As needed Cold Water
Preparation
Mix the flour and salt together in a bowl. beat the eggs, and then pour 2/3 of the eggs into the flour mixture and blend. Add the remaining eggs and continue to knead. If the dough is dry, add 1-2 teaspoons of cold water until the dough binds.
May also use food processor to mix dough.
Cheese Ravioli
Ingredients
1 Egg beaten
5 oz Feta Cheese 1/4 inch cubed
May be substituted with a full-flavored alternative,
such as blue cheese (Maytag Blue, Dolcelatte, gorgonzola, stilton
or Danish Blue), or a garlic flavored cheese.
Rich Egg Pasta Dough
Preparation
Roll out the pasta dough to form two equal sized sheets of dough. Brush on dough sheet with the beaten egg. Mark circles, conserving the dough as much as possible. Place one cube of cheese inside each circle. Place the second dough sheet over the first. Using the circle cutter, cut raviolis, pinching their edges together neatly. Repeat with the remaining dough and cheese.
Cook the pasta circles in plenty of boiling salted water for about 3 minutes. Drain and reserve pasta in one serving bowl.
Broth
Ingredients
2 qt Chicken Broth
2 cups Assorted Root Vegetables(carrots, celery, rutabaga,turnips)- julienne cut
1/2 cup Enoki Mushrooms
To Taste Salt and Pepper
Preparation
Simmer vegetables and mushrooms in broth. Adjust seasoning to taste. Add chicken broth, julienne vegetables, and enoki mushrooms to bowl of raviolis.