these sweet ravioli are called sebadas and are a traditional sweets from sardinia. they are filled with pecorino cheese and drizzled with orange blossom honey.
i once saw an italian nonna make these on TV - i must have been 4 or 5 years ago. but she did such a good job that i was almost licking the TV-screen and i have never forgotten about it to this very day. i thought it was about time i tried to make my own sebadas. i added some cinnamon - it tastes just so wonderful with the cheese and honey.
RECIPE
makes 4 large raviolis
4 slices of young pecorino, about 5mm thick and cut in circles of about 10cm (about 150g)
ground cinnamon
sunflower oil to fry
120g orange blossom or lavender-honey, slightly warmed in a pan
about 125g fresh pasta dough *
place your fresh pasta sheets on a clean surface (or roll it out, if you are working with homemade dough). then cut 8 circles of about 15cm diameter. place one slice of cheese on 4 of the circles, brush the edges with water and top with remaining pasta circles. seal the edges tightly. or: cut cheese in 4 squares and place onto the rolled out pasta dough, cover & cut ravioli by using a ravioli cuter or sharp knive (thats how i did it - it's easy!) . make sure you seal the ravioli tightly since you dont want the cheese to run out while frying.
heat the sunflower oli in a pot that's suitable for frying, making sure it's not getting too hot and smoky or the ravioli will burn. fry the ravioli for about 7-8 minutes until golden brown on every side. place them on kitchen paper and let drip off, then drizzle generously with the warm honey and dust with cinnamon. serve hot!
*if you cant get hold of fresh pasta dough at your deli, try this one: homemade pasta dough
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Sweet ravioli! Sounds delic! We have some wonderful cactus honey down here and I think it would be perfect with this recipe!
ReplyDeleteI've never seen these before - they look delicious. When we were kids my mum used to fry the odd-shaped, left-over pieces of pasta when she was making fresh lasagne and then she'd drizzle them with honey or dust with icing sugar. They were such a treat, still warm from the pan but I love the idea of a young pecorino as filling.
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ReplyDeleteOoo these look great Myriam! Do you have any suggestions on cheese substitutes? I haven't been able to find any pecorino in these parts. Thanks!
ReplyDelete-Michelle
jerry - your cactus honey sounds wonderful! give it a go, i am sure this will taste wonderful!
ReplyDeletemrs s - oh what a sweet childhood memory. i fried the leftover pasta dough and sprinkled it with some cinnamon, it was such a treat. i hope all is well with you? whats new? how did the bun fight to?
katie - thanks for tagging me. will post soon!
michelle - you could use a (firm) goats cheese or mozzarella as a substitute. just make sure the mozzarella is not too wet as it might break the pasta dough. i think you could even use a gruyere (spicy cheese) for this. really anything that would taste nice with some honey. good luck!
Those look great, what a good combination!
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful. You have me wanting to lick the monitor!
ReplyDeleteMyriam, how you do make me drool!!! The photos are gorgeous and the dish sounds so good I could almost cry!
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A sweet ravioli. I'm already married, but I think I am going to propose to you anyway. Bless your creative heart. Fantastic!
ReplyDeleteMyriam, this ravioli is just sensational!
ReplyDeleteHoney and orange blossom water? And cinnamon? There's no way I would have only one of these. :)
holler - thank you. i love the combination of honey & cheese & cinnamon, too!
ReplyDeletelynn - how is your monitor? ;-)
lovely ruth - oh no, i didnt want you to cry!!! always a pleasure to join!
cheryl - you make me laugh. thank you so much for your cute comment.
patricia - i had 5 when i made these. there is no way of only having one... thanks for always coming back here & commenting!
Those sound and look delicious! The cheese and honey sounds amazing together!
ReplyDeletewow. that looks and sounds so delicious! it's times like these that i wish i could reach into my computer screen and grab the food out.
ReplyDeletesebadas should be circular, not square. otherwise great to see so many people loving them. they are an amazing dessert.
ReplyDeletethanks for posting the recipe