Homemade Tortellini | Episode 1121

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in fat and calories.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Grana padano offers a similar flavor at a lower cost.

prosciutto

🥗Healthier: turkey ham

💰Cheaper: salami

Turkey ham is lower in fat, while salami is more affordable.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: semolina flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber, while semolina is often cheaper.

Introduce the recipe and the significance of homemade tortellini during Christmas.

Prepare the pasta dough using a food processor: combine flour and salt, add eggs and 1 tablespoon of olive oil, then pulse until it resembles coarse sand.

Stream in water gradually until the dough becomes slightly sticky and comes together.

Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for about an hour to set.

Prepare the filling by mixing ricotta cheese and Parmesan cheese together in a bowl.

Prepare a baking sheet with a little cornmeal to prevent sticking.

Cut the dough into eight pieces and cover them with plastic wrap to prevent drying out.

Flatten each piece into a rectangle and roll it out using a pasta machine, starting at the widest setting and gradually moving to the thinner settings, ensuring the dough is thin enough to avoid thick tortellini.

Cut the rolled-out dough into circles using a 3-inch biscuit cutter, placing them on a floured surface to prevent sticking.

Fill a piping bag with the cheese filling and pipe about half a teaspoon onto each circle of dough.

Moisten half of the edge of each dough circle with water, fold it in half to seal, ensuring no air bubbles are trapped, then fold the top back and seal it again to form the tortellini shape.

Repeat the sealing process for the remaining dough circles, noting that some may look wonky but will still taste delicious.

Save any leftover dough for future use, noting that tortellini can be frozen for later.

Boil the tortellini in chicken broth and serve with Parmesan cheese.

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