Babà Napoletano
Top Campanian chef Gennaro Esposito conjures up a traditional dessert from Naples.
Pumpkin tortelli
A pasta creation with pumpkin, amarettini and mustard fruits by Nadia Santini. We present the recipe for "Tortelli Di Zucca".
Preparation time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Creative Concept: Florence Wibowo
For the pumpkin
| Ingredients (4 servings) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 150 | g | Pumpkin, Piena di Napoli or Hokkaido |
| 60 | g | Butter |
| Salt | ||
| Sugar | ||
Preparation
- Cook the pumpkin pieces in salted water for around 25 minutes until soft and the consistency of boiled potatoes. Strain and cut away the peel. Mash with a fork or pass through the Flotte Lotte. Season to taste with sugar and salt.
For the fullness
| Ingredients (4 servings) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 100 | g | Pumpkin puree |
| 20 | piece(s) | Amarettini chopped |
| 50 | g | Chopped mustard fruits |
| 15 | g | Parmesan grated |
| Salt | ||
| Pepper, ground | ||
| Nutmeg, ground | ||
| Cloves, ground | ||
| Cinnamon, ground | ||
Preparation
- Mix the pumpkin puree, amarettini, mustard fruits and Parmesan; season to taste. Keep cold.
For the pasta dough
| Ingredients (4 servings) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 120 | g | Flour smooth W480 |
| 4 | Egg yolk | |
Preparation
- Knead the flour and egg yolk into a homogeneous, not too firm pasta dough, cover and leave to rest in the fridge for at least 15 minutes.
- Using a rolling pin or pasta machine, roll out even sheets of pasta and cut out squares with sides of 8 centimeters. Place half a tablespoon of the filling in the center of each, fold diagonally and seal the edges well.
- Cook in boiling salted water for 5 minutes and serve with melted butter and grated Parmesan cheese.
Tip:
The Falstaff wine recommendation
Zenato Lugana Doc Riserva (93 Falstaff points)
The grapes for this wine come from the oldest vines on the Podere Massoni estate. The wine shows intense, multi-layered aromas on the nose with notes of flowers and citrus fruits, spices, white plums and vanilla.
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And this is how it works
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Recipe from the Falstaff cookbook "The best recipes in Italy".
