Butternut Squash Ravioli

I got more adventurous with my pasta making today. I made Butternut Squash Ravioli. I used a recipe from the Food Network:

Ingredients

• 2 butternut squash, halved and seeded
• Pinch cinnamon
• Pinch nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped orange zest
• 2 teaspoons chipotle puree
• 1/4 cup finely chopped parsley
• 1/4 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese
• Salt and freshly ground pepper
• 4 sheets pasta dough, 12 to 14 inches long by 4 inches wide
• 2 eggs mixed with 2 tablespoons water

Directions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

Place squash on a baking sheet and roast until soft 30 to 40 minutes. Scoop out flesh and run though a food mill. Place the puree into a medium saucepan and cook over low heat until almost dry. Add the remaining ingredients and season with salt and pepper to taste. Lay a sheet of pasta dough on a lightly floured work surface and distribute a heaping teaspoon-sized portion of the filling at least 2 inches apart. Use your fingertip or a brush to moisten the edges of the pasta sheet with the egg wash. Carefully place a second sheet of the pasta dough on top of the first and press with your fingertips to separate the rows of filling. Repeat with the remaining dough. With a ravioli cutter or pastry wheel, cut along straight lines on the vertical and horizontal to form each ravioli square. Press the edges closed with your fingertips to seal well. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Carefully drop in the ravioli and cook for about 5 minutes.

I deviated from the recipe by not putting anything else in the filling except for squash, cinnamon, and nutmeg, partly because I didn't have some ingredients on hand and partly because Sarah's laying off all dairy products for a while. The recipe called for a butter sauce to top the ravioli, but we just topped them with a store-bought marinara sauce.

It being my first time, the ravioli didn't turn out as pretty as what you'd get in a restaurant, but they tasted good. Justin said he like the "applesauce" filling and sucked it out of his ravioli. That's a good enough endorsement for me.