Pasta Envelopes with Pumpkin Filling and Walnut Sauce

Filling

• pumpkin, weighing about 900 g/2 lb before cleaning
• 175 g

Cut the pumpkin in half and remove the seeds and the stringy fibres. Place the halves cut-side down, on a baking tray and bake in a medium oven until soft, about 45 minutes. In a microwave, this takes about 10 minutes.

Remove the pumpkin from the heat and let it cool sufficiently to handle. Peel off the skin and leave the flesh to drain in a sieve for 1 hour. Purée the pumpkin in a food