Original Recipes:
Ingredients:
- For the pasta dough
- 180 grams all purpose flower
- 1/4 tsp diamond crystal kosher salte
- 1 large egg
- 45 ml water
- For the tofu ricotta
- 1 pound extra-firm tofu
- 1 Tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp basil
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 2 floz Olive oil
- 8 oz follow your heart parmesan
- 2 slices follow your heart provolone
- 30 grinds of black pepper
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- For the sauce
- 1 egg plant diced into 1/4 - 1/2 inch cubes
- 2 cloves garlic sliced
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 3 cups prepared marinara sauce
- 1 cup water
Steps:
- Combine flour and salt in a large bowl.
- Crack egg into the center and add cold water.
- Stir until it comes together in a shaggy dough. Combine with your hands.
- Knead on a work surface until it smoothes out and is a relatively firm disc of dough, adding flour as needed.
- Wrap in plastic wrap and let rest in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
- In a food processor grind tofu garlic powder, oregano, basil, and lemon juice, parmesan and provolone
- Drizzle in olive oil to achieve a nice texture.
- Place pasta dough on a floured surface and pat into a rectangle.
- Roll with a floured rolling pin into a 14x12-inch rectangle, about 1/8 inch thick.
- Spread filling evenly over the dough, leaving a 3-inch border on one of the long sides.
- Lightly brush the exposed dough with water and roll up starting from the side closest to you.
- Finish with the seam on the bottom and use your hands to shape the tube as uniformly as possible.
- Trim off any excess dough on the ends if necessary.
- Slice the stuffed tube of dough into 8 equal "wheels" and turn onto their sides.
- Gently press with floured fingers to flatten slightly.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in skillet and cook garlic for about 10 seconds;
- add diced eggplant
- season with a pinch of salt and red pepper flakes.
- Saute until eggplant is softened, about 5 minutes.
- Pour in marinara sauce and water.
- Turn heat to medium-low and cook until eggplant is tender, about 15 minutes; stir occasionally. If sauce gets too thick, add a little more water.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a cast iron pan over medium heat.
- Add wheels to the sauce
- bake at 375 for 30 minutes.