Home Made Ravioli

These long winter days are a great time to get some family and friends together to do some cooking together and what better to make than homemade ravioli. On this post, I will be sharing Edyth Monday's family recipe that we made at Newhaven last weekend. Edyth and her husband, Tony, and her sister, Theresa, live there with my mom. They remind me so much of my dad's two aunts, Sarah and Elizabeth!!

Edyth's family gets together before the holidays and makes ravioli to be served at Christmas. Even Tony gets into the flour and does a great job making great little pasta squares filled with meat or cheese. You can tell that Edyth and Tony and Theresa have been doing this all of their lives as they knew just how to knead and handle the dough. It is just so natural for them... It is a joy to watch !!!

Their family favorite filling is cheese. In my family, there was never cheese ravioli, only meat--- maybe, because my dad was a butcher and meat was the only kind of protein to eat!!

It really doesn't matter what you might like to fill this pasta with. The idea of bringing friends and/or family together to prepare something special makes for wonderful memories...... and that is PRICELESS!!!


Ravioli Dough
4 c. flour
4 eggs
1/2 tsp. Salt
2 Tbl. olive oil

Measure flour and salt into a medium sized bowl and make a well in the center of the flour. Mix eggs and oil together along with 1/2 c. - 3/4 c. water. Add to flour mixture. You may need to add a bit more water so that the dough comes together. Knead dough on a lightly floured surface til smooth. Let the dough rest for 10-30 minutes ( or even overnite). Then roll dough thin to make your ravioli. Makes about 80 ravioli.

Cheese Filling
2 # ricotta, drained well
2 beaten eggs
1 c. grated cheese (Romano or Parmesan)
1/4 c. parsley flakes
salt and pepper to taste
garlic powder

Blend all ingredients together and place a small spoonful into each ravioli square. Makes about 80 ravioli.


Meat Filling
1 1/2 # ground beef, browned and seasoned with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
1 -10 oz pkg. frozen, chopped, spinach ( drained)
1/2 c. grated cheese (Romano or Parmesan)
2 eggs, beaten
salt and pepper to taste

Blend all ingredients together and place a small spoonful into each ravioli square. Makes about 80 ravioli.