Gattafin

Pasta ripiena

Appears in
Encyclopedia of Pasta

By Oretta Zanini de Vita

Published 2009

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Ingredients Wheat flour, oil, lukewarm water, and salt. For the filling, chard, marjoram, eggs, and cheese.

How Made The flour is sifted and kneaded long and vigorously with oil, lukewarm water, and a pinch of salt. When the dough is firm and smooth, it is left to rest, then rolled out into a thin sheet, and 3-inch (7.5-cm) squares are cut from it. A spoonful of filling is placed on each square, the square is folded into a triangle, and the edges are sealed carefully. The gattafin are deep-fried in Ligurian olive oil and eaten piping hot.