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Ravioli di San Giuseppe
Ravioli di san Giuseppe (Baked sweet ravaioli made wheat and potato flour, filled with jam)
Originated from: Emilia Romagna, Italy
Occasion: Feast Day of St. Joseph (March 19th)
Contributed by: Adapted from an Italian cookbook published in the 1960s

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Ingredients

For pastry dough
1 cup wheat flour
1 cup potato flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/8 cup butter, room temperature
2 1/2 tablespoons milk
1 extra large egg
finely grated zest of 1 lemon

For filling
(thick) jam or marmalade
coarsely ground nuts (optional)

For egg wash
1 egg, beaten

For dusting
icing sugar



Directions

Work the pastry dough ingredients into a firm but malleable dough (If the dough is too hard, add a touch more milk). Knead for about 10 minutes.

Form into a ball. Wrap with plastic wrap and let it rest in a cool place for about 1 hour.

Roll out the dough to about 1/8-inch thick.

Using a cookie cutter cut out rounds about 2 1/2 inches in diameter (Make only a few at a time as the dough might dry out and then it will be harder to seal the ravioli).

Put a teaspoon of jam on each circle and fold in half.

Seal the edges with a fork.

Arrange on a well-greased cookie sheet (or one lined with parchment paper).

Brush the tops of the sweet ravioli with the beaten egg.

Bake in a preheated 350 F degree oven until golden brown -- about 20 minutes.

Before serving dust with icing sugar.






Notes

Photo: Mary Melfi.

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