Tortellini

Filling

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb ground turkey
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 lb ground pork or lamb
• 8 oz grated parmesan
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• pinch of ground cinnamon
• small amount of black pepper
• 2 eggs slightly beaten

Directions

1. Cook meat and drain
2. Cool, then put through grinder
3. Add remaining ingredients

Dough

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 2 Tbsp salt (hers called for 1/4 cup, a little too much)
• 3 eggs slightly beaten
• 1 Tbsp oil
• 1/4 cup warm water

Directions

1. Make a well on table with flour
2. Put salt, eggs, and oil in center of well, mix
3. Add warm water
4. Mix and form into a ball and place in a towel to rest for 10 minutes
5. Cut off section and roll out, keeping the rest in a towel

Assembly

1. Use a pizza cutter to make squares from rolled out dough
2. Put a teaspoon-size amount of filling in the center of the square, then fold in half diagonally and press the edges together.
3. Fold the two points together towards the middle
4. Set crown side up on wax papered trays to dry
5. Bag up and freeze or cook in broth

Notes

This is my aunt Diane's version of my grandmother's family recipe for tortellini. They made a cheese version too but I don't have the recipe for that...

Sara (talk) 06:28, 15 November 2022 (PST)