Butternut Squash Ravioli
Pasta
3 cups cubed butternut squash
2 shallots
2 garlic cloves
4 amaretti cookies
1 cup ricotta cheese
dash salt
dash pepper
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
wonton wrappers
2 sticks unsalted butter
chopped toasted pecans
dried cranberries
torn fresh sage
Makes 75 tortellini.
Season cubed squash with salt and pepper, thyme and dried sage (or herbs de provence). Bake at 375° for 25 minutes. Cool.
Chop shallots and garlic cloves. Saute in olive oil with salt for a couple of minutes. In food processor, pulse cookies until crumbled. Add squash, shallots, garlic, ricotta cheese, salt & pepper and nutmeg. Blend together. Brush edges of wrapper with water. Fold into tortellini. Boil in water 2 - 3 minutes, until they float to the top.
For sauce: Melt butter in skillet over medium heat. Add torn sage, pecans and cranberries. When foam is brown, it is done. Add salt and pepper and pour over tortellini.