Wednesday, January 23, 2013

How To Make Ravioli Pasta Dough

Chard Mushroom and Thyme Ravioli - Homemade

Tools?! I have a wood chopping board, a really nice rolling pin, fork and a glass. That's all you really need to make ravioli. William-Sanoma has a lot of amazing tools for pasta making, but I'm a fan of my 'free' tools.

Chard Mushroom and Thyme Ravioli - Homemade

In a big bowl mix the dry flour first. Make a volcano or a well in the flour for the eggs.

Chard Mushroom and Thyme Ravioli - Homemade

Add all six eggs and knead with your hands until you have proper dough. The mix will stick to your hands at first, but keep kneading.  You can always add a little flour if it's too wet.

Chard Mushroom and Thyme Ravioli - Homemade

Once completely kneaded, make a ball with the dough and cover with a damp kitchen towel for about an hour or less.

Chard Mushroom and Thyme Ravioli - Homemade

Cut dough into fours and roll it out!

Chard Mushroom and Thyme Ravioli - Homemade

I used a glass to cut my ravioli and I believe it worked very well.

Chard Mushroom and Thyme Ravioli - Homemade

After I cut the circles, I re-knead and roll out the leftover dough to cut more circles.

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A dollop of mix on your fresh ravioli pasta. With water wet the edge of this circle, then place another circle on top and squeeze edges together. To finish off the ravioli, use a fork to press the edges together.

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Finished Ravioli! Let them rest for about 30 minutes before boiling.