Blue Cheese & Walnut Pasta Parcels

Ingredients

Pasta
250g/10oz	Pasta Flour
3	Eggs
2lt/3pints	Water
½ tsp	Salt
1tbsp	Olive Oil
Filling
100g/4oz	Blue Cheese
50g/2oz	Chopped Walnuts
1	Egg
¼tsp	Grated Nutmeg
¼tsp	Black Pepper

Method

1. Mix the flour and eggs together to form a dough, knead well for 5 minutes then cover and leave for 15 minutes.
2. Put the dough on a floured surface and roll it into a large rectangle.
3. Cut the rectangle into 12 smaller rectangles.
4. Mix together the blue cheese, chopped walnuts, egg, nutmeg and pepper.
5. Place a spoonful of the filling on each rectangle.
6. Brush water around the edges of each rectangle.
7. Lift one corner of each rectangle diagonally over to form a triangle.
8. Press down the edges of the triangle with a fork.
9. Dust the top with flour and press around each spoon of filing. Cut into squares and allow to dry for 1 hour.
10. Put the water and salt in a large pan and bring to the boil.
11. Add the pasta and boil for 25/30 minutes until cooked.
12. Drain the pasta and toss it in the olive oil.

Temperature & cooking time:

Dietary status:
Soya free, Vegetarian.

Please note: Dietary status is a guideline only. If you have a food allergy, please check the suitability of your ingredients.