30 DAYS OPEN PURCHASETwelve ravioli doesn't sound like many until you see how big they are. At 5.5 cm in diameter, these are ravioli that take up room on the plate and have plenty of space for filling, and four or five make a generous portion. Twelve are therefore enough for two or three people, or for one person with no intention of sharing.
The tray is made of cast aluminium with twelve round hollows and sharp edges. Lay a sheet of pasta over the tray, gently press the dough into the holes, add the filling and cover with a second sheet. Then roll the wooden rolling pin over the tray, and the edges cut through the dough and seal the layers around each raviolo in one and the same stroke. Turn the tray over and out they fall, round and even, looking as if someone's Italian grandmother has been visiting.
The size means you can be generous with the filling. Ricotta and spinach, roasted pumpkin with sage, mushrooms or slow-cooked ox cheek all fit, and there's less fiddling than with small ravioli since each batch gives fewer but bigger pieces.
The tray comes from Marcato in Campodarsego near Padua, which has been making pasta machines and kitchen tools since 1930.
Makes 12 round ravioli, approx. 55 mm in diameter. Cast aluminium tray, solid wood rolling pin. Clean with a brush or cloth, not dishwasher safe. Made in Italy.
