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Ingredients for 6-8 servings Method

Pasta dough or ravioli dough


Filling
500 g curds
130 g rolls chopped into cubes
70 g butter
few tablespoons milk
50 g finely chopped onion
100 g boiled potatoes
2 tablespoons chopped mint leaves
2 tablespoon chopped chervil
Ground white pepper
80 g (6-1/2 tablespoons) butter
  1. Fry the onion in butter until glassy.

  2. Pour the milk over the rolls just enough to moist them lightly, add the curds, the onion and mix.
  3. Strain the potatoes, add the seasoning and herbs and mix.
  4. Fashion into balls of about 40 g each. Place the balls on the dough, leaving ample room between them, and brush the edges with whisked egg.
  5. Fold over the dough from bottom to top and press it down firmly all around.
  6. Cut out pockets of about 6 cm using a crescent-shaped pastry cutter. Press down firmly along the outside and serrate the edges.
  7. Boil for appox. 15 minutes, lift out of the water, leave to drip, and serve with melted butter and chopped chives.