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Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Pasta Shaping Tutorial: Tortellini & Tortelloni

Sour Cherry Tortelloni filled with Chocolate


Many people consider making homemade pasta time consuming and difficult. Well, it's not. All you need is a little practice :)


Tortellini - step 1Tortelloni - step 1

Place some filling in the middle of dough.
Circle for tortellini and square for tortelloni.


Tortellini - step 2Tortelloni - step 2

Fold.


Tortellini - step 3Tortelloni - step 3

Press the edges.


Tortellini - step 4Tortelloni - step 4

Grab like this.


Tortellini - step 5Tortelloni - step 5

And wrap around your finger.


Tortellini - step 6Tortelloni - finished

Voilà! You're donne.


Edit: Check out how Angie used this tutorial to make the cutest felt pasta!

An some happy news! My Clementine Pork has won DMBLGIT in category of Aesthetics :)

DMBLGIT December 2008

Thank you Arfi, Alessandro, Bron, Melody, Peter and Sabra! I am honored and happy! And of course, thank you Sanja for providing me with the opportunity to make such a beautiful dish for Sale & Pepe!

LOGO SALE&PEPE


Note: I'm sending this to Ruth of Once Upon a Feast for Presto Pasta Nights. If you'd like to participate, send your entries to ruth (at) 4everykitchen (dot) com.

25 comments:

  1. AnonymousJan 6, 2009, 5:57:00 PM

    Fantastic - you've made that all so simple and clear. Makes me want to make some pasta shapes of my own!

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  2. JessicaJan 6, 2009, 7:32:00 PM

    Wow, that actually looks like something I could do! I'll have to suggest trying these to my husband the next time he gets the urge to make homemade pasta.

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  3. Colin WoonJan 6, 2009, 7:52:00 PM

    Beautiful works and wonderful capture!

    Love the progress shots!

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  4. AnonymousJan 6, 2009, 8:30:00 PM

    You make it look so easy... M

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  5. JA U KUHINJI...Jan 6, 2009, 10:26:00 PM

    predivno objasnjeno... nikad nisam pravila a bas sam planirala... ali kada se malo uzelim hrane :)

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  6. YJan 6, 2009, 11:27:00 PM

    Congrats on your award! :)

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  7. HayleyJan 6, 2009, 11:39:00 PM

    I just got a pasta maker the other day, and this tutorial will be so helpful. Love the blog!

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  8. AnonymousJan 7, 2009, 12:49:00 AM

    Congrats on your DMBLGIT win! Pasta is so easy, just like you said. Your photos look like you did it with one hand..well, just a few fingers LOL

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  9. Maja BabićJan 7, 2009, 1:02:00 AM

    Plain, simple, beautiful. I have never made pasta myself, and you made me wanna try...

    p.s. izvini ako se malo nalupetam engleskog, moram nekako da vezbam :)

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  10. Wandering ChopsticksJan 7, 2009, 1:09:00 AM

    Congrats! But your blog always looks good. :)

    I had no idea it was round or square that was the difference between tortellini and tortelloni.

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  11. DragonJan 7, 2009, 3:51:00 AM

    Thank you for this tutorial. I think I can do it now. :)

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  12. gagaJan 7, 2009, 4:39:00 AM

    Thanks for the step by step. It looks great!

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  13. Rosa's Yummy YumsJan 7, 2009, 7:24:00 AM

    Great! Your pasta look fantastic! A pro's work...

    Cheers,

    Rosa

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  14. Meeta K. WolffJan 7, 2009, 8:46:00 AM

    making tortellini and tortelloni has never been easier. this is a great tutorial marija!

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  15. pigpigscornerJan 7, 2009, 2:56:00 PM

    They look perfect. Great tutorial!

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  16. AnonymousJan 7, 2009, 10:52:00 PM

    Great tutorial - I am SOO inspired to try this at home now, you make it look so easy! thank you!

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  17. MaggieJan 7, 2009, 10:53:00 PM

    Great tutorial! I needed this a few months back but had to read through some confusing directions.

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  18. AnonymousJan 8, 2009, 2:19:00 AM

    beautiful pictures. easy instructions. i hope this convinces more people to make pasta at home. you're so right - it's super easy w/ practice. i make it for a weeknight meal sometimes!

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  19. Ruth DanielsJan 9, 2009, 2:22:00 PM

    What a fantastic post! Gorgeous photos, great learning and delicious...who could ask for more. Thanks for sharing with Presto Pasta Nights.

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  20. tigerfishJan 10, 2009, 3:47:00 AM

    Precious...so precious-looking ;)

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  21. AnonymousFeb 2, 2009, 6:01:00 PM

    oh my :-O it's so delicious and beautiful ! I'd been thinking of doing those shapes for long time but managed only the pastas, raviolis and chinese styles :-( Thank you for the tutorial and the pasta machine will see the light again!!!

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  22. MiriamJun 26, 2009, 1:25:00 PM

    I just started making homemade pasta and I thought the shaping of these would be a lot more difficult! I will definitely try my hand at it!

    Thanks

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  23. DazianoAug 19, 2009, 4:30:00 AM

    Great tutorial!!!

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  24. Angie - treasuresfortots@gmail.comDec 11, 2009, 6:01:00 AM

    Marija thank you so much for this amazing tutorial!! As you know, I used it to create felt tortelloni - but you've made it look so easy to make I bet I could do it for real too!

    AND a BIG thank you for linking back to my blog!

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  25. Linda's YummiesJun 6, 2010, 6:52:00 PM

    Great step-by-step photos. Hope mine will come out as good as yours.

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