Squash Tortelloni In Roasted Vegetable Broth
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Course : Italian
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 6
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
                        roasted vegetable broth -- (separate recipe)
     1/2  large         or 1 small butternut or -- sweet dumpling
                        -- squas
     1/4  pound         ) -- halved and seeded
   1 1/2  tablespoons   unsalted butter
     1/4  cup           fmely niinced shallots
   1      tablespoon    fresh thyme leaves
   1      tablespoon    maple syrup
                        salt and freshly ground pepper
   2 1/2  cups          all-purpose flour
   3      large         eggs
   3      large         egg yolks -- (1 mixed with 1,
                        -- tablespoon milk,
                        -- for
                        fine semolina or polenta -- for dusting
                        thyme sprigs -- for garnish
 

Preparation:

1. Prepare broth. Heat oven to 450'. To make filling, roast squash, cut side down, on a parchment-lined baking sheet, for 30 minutes. Remove from oven; when cool enough to handle, scoop out flesh and mash it. 2. In a sauté‚pan over low heat melt butter, add shallots and thyme. Sauté‚for 2 to 3 minutes, then add mashed squash, syrup, and salt and pepper to taste; continue cooking for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside. 3. To make dough, place flour in a mound on a clean surface. Make a well and add the whole eggs, 2 yolks, 1 t salt, and 1 T water. Mix egg and water with a fork until most of the flour is incorporated. Form dough into a ball and knead until it is firm, smooth, and elastic, about 5 minutes. 4. Divide dough into 4 pieces, shaping each piece into a flat round, and wrap in plastic to keep from drying. 5. Dust both sides of 1 piece of dough with flour and feed it through a pasta maker on the widest setting. Fold into thirds; repeat 3 times. Continue feeding dough through machine without folding, dusting both sides lightly with flour each time, once on each setting, from widest to narrowest. 6. Place sheet of pasta on a lightly floured surface and cut into 3-by-3-inch squares with a pasta wheel or sharp knife. Lightly brush each square with egg wash. Place 1 t of filling in the center of each square; fold down the top point to form a triangle. Gently press edges to seal. Brush the point opposite the longest edge with egg wash; fold down the other points to the center and press together. As you complete each tortelloni, place it on a baking sheet lined with parchment and dusted with semolina. (Don't allow tortelloni to touch.) 7. Repeat from step 5 with remaining dough until filling is used up. Dust tortelloni with semolina, cover with a towel, and refrigerate until ready to use. 8. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, add salt, and cook tortelloni until al dente, about 5 minutes. 9. Place 6 tortelloni in each of 6 bowls; pour broth over them, and garnish with 2 thyme sprigs. Martha Stewart Living/October/