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Pasta Dough

Ingredients

• 200gm flour
• Pinch of salt and pepper
• 2 egg
• 400gm sweet potatoes - unpeeled
• Chives
• Salt and pepper
• Egg wash (egg + milk)

Method

Step 1 Cut in half sweet potatoes place on roasting tray and drizzle olive oil salt and pepper

Step 2 Bake sweet potatoes in hot oven 180'c until tender

Step 3 Sieve flour, salt and pepper into mixing bowl, make a well and drop 2 whole eggs

Step 4 Mix well all ingredients to form dough; you may need to add 20 mil of water to help come into dough consistency

Step 5 Kneed dough to smooth, gladwrap and place in fridge for approx half hour

Step 6 Mash sweet potatoes and add chopped chives, correct seasoning

Step 7 Roll pasta dough to flat using pasta machine

Step 8 Cut flat pasta dough into discs of 8cm diameter

Step 9 Place dollop of sweet pastry mixture and fold in half into moon shape

Step 10 Fold right corner on top of left corner secure with egg wash

Step 11 blanch tortellini onto boiling water with pinch of salt and olive oil

Step 12 cook tortellini for 4-6 min

Step 13 Drain tortellini and serve

Glazed Beetroot

Ingredients

2 beetroots

Method

Step 1 place whole beetroot in a sauce pan full of water

Step 2 bring to boil and reduce until tender

Step 3 when cooked cool down and peel skin

Step 4 cut into wedges and toss in balsamic reduction

Balsamic reduction

Ingredients

• 250 ml balsamic
• 100 ml apple juice
• 30gm Butter cubes

Method

Step 1 put all the above in a sauce pan

Step 2 Bring to boil and reduce until cover the back of spoon

Step 3 Just before serving warm up and place cold butter cubes