Ravioli Maker

Ever since we took a pasta-making class (mentioned here) last year where we got to play with a ravioli maker, Whitney has been interested in one, so I gave her one as a birthday present. We recently had fun using it for the first time by making a ravioli with beet filling. For the filling we mixed up ricotta, roasted beets, salt, pepper, and herbs in the food processor. Here's the breakdown of the process!

Step 1 - Lay pasta across press	Step 2 - Push in pocket maker

Step 3 - Take out pocket maker	Step 4 - Fill pockets

Step 5 - Cover with second strip of pasta	Step 6 - Roll

Step 7 - Turn over	Step 8 - Remove the press

Step 9 - Ravioli! Proceed to boil

Step 10 - Enjoy ravioli

The beet ravioli was a big success! We tossed it with some olive oil and parmesan. The ravioli maker ensures that all the pieces look consistently good and makes it easier to make smaller ravioli. The only thing I might try differently next time is rolling the pasta thinner.