I got my Ravioli Maker!

So for a few months now I have been making raviolis by hand. Not so fun! Don't get me wrong the end result is totally worth it. It just takes so much time and by the time you get done it feels like they got eaten way to fast which is normally a good thing I would assume but sometimes it bums me out. Anyways so I've been wanting a ravioli maker but i'm way to cheap to go buy the brand new kitchenaid attachment that I actually want so I decided to peruse ebay. I have never actually purchased anything of ebay before because I am extremely skeptical of buying anything online. But I wanted this Ravioli maker so bad! I got a screaming deal I ended up bidding $5.24 and Won! Paid $12.00 with shipping and it was the same brand as my pasta roller HURRAY! It arrived in the mail today and I opened it and got immediately frustrated. Well I took that frustration out on the feedback section on ebay. The item was not new in box, no instructions and to top it all off there was DRIED FOOD in it. YUCK I was slightly upset. But after a good scrubbing and a little online research I started making my pasta dough. My basic pasta dough recipe is as follows....

2 cups flour
2 large eggs
pulse in food processor till course
then with motor running drop in 4 tblsp of water till dough hold together and you have dough!
cover in plastic wrap and set aside for 20 minutes.

Then I prepared the guts of the meal! a few weeks ago I made a sundried tomato and goat cheese mix for the inside of the raviolis... well lets just say it was not a hit, that was a bad bad idea. Piper threw it at me! so today i made the basic 3 cheese guts.

1 cup ricotta
1/4 cup mozzarella
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
basil
salt and pepper to taste
mix all together and try not to eat it!

Most ravioli recipes call for an egg to hold it all together, I say don't do it. First of all my husband hates eggs second of all I just don't think it's necessary and it adds a weird flavor you just don't need.


So you roll your dough out to about 5 with your pasta roller, cut the curved ends off so it's even, flour lightly both sides, the fold in half and place in your ravioli maker. At this point you want to start it and when you get the initial grip on your pasta pull the handle out! trust me it will save you a lot of heartache later! put 3 teaspoons of filling in the middle of the pasta sheet and put the handle back in and roll! Don't be discouraged if the first few don't look so pretty, you will get better just like me.


once you are done rolling lay the filled pasta pockets out to dry on a towel, pan, etc... once they dry they are quite easy to take apart.


If you are impatient like me use a grooved pastry cutter to make them separate. At this point you can throw them in a pot of boiling salted water until they float to the top, top them with your favorite sauce and munch away!