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Cannelloni

Sunday, March 13th
11:00 AM - 12:45 PM Pacific Time

Join Gloria in her kitchen in the heart of Florence and learn a new type of pasta shape: cannelloni! Short, tube-like pasta often prepared like lasagna - baked with a filling and covered in a delicious sauce - cannelloni make the perfect dish for learning home cooking techniques while being great for the whole family. Enjoy plenty of leftovers the next day!

Please be mindful of the time of the class you sign up for and your own time zone. After registration, you will receive a link to the Zoom online meeting session we will use.

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Ingredients & Preparation

Have your ingredients pre-measured and prepped before the class for a more seamless experience.
If you do not have certain ingredients, our chefs will do their best to suggest substitutions.

Before coming to class:

• Wash and prepare the carrot, zucchini, and leek as below:

  • Carrot: peel and dice.

  • Zucchini: dice.

  • Leek: diced. Make sure to soak and drain in water once cut to get any dirt rinsed out of the layers.

Cannelloni
Serves 4-5

Pasta Dough

• 200 grams (1 5/8 cup) all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting

• 2 whole medium-size eggs

• 1 teaspoon salt

Filling

• 1 carrot, diced

• 2 zucchinis, diced

• 1 leek, diced

• 85 grams (3/4 cup) frozen green beans, diced

• 85 grams (1/3 cup) ricotta

  • Can substitute with soft goat cheese or similar

• 45 - 90 grams (1/2 - 1 cup) grated Parmesan cheese, depending on personal preference

• Optional: Heavy cream

• Extra virgin olive oil

• Salt and Pepper to taste

• Ground nutmeg

Béchamel Sauce

• 1/2 stick butter

• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

• Salt

• 2  cups milk

• Grated Parmesan cheese, for topping

Equipment

Certain commonly used kitchen tools are not listed here such as cutlery, dishes, etc. Any additional equipment is listed here.

• Working surface to roll out pasta dough

• Long rolling pin (about 20-22 inches)

• Rolling pasta cutter or sharp knife

• 1 medium-size sauté pan with lid for filling

• 1 medium pot for sauce

• 1 large pot with lid for pasta

• Mixing bowls

• Whisk or mixing spoon

• Kitchen tongs

• Baking tray lined with a kitchen towel

• 1 oven-safe baking dish (similar to that of a lasagna pan)

General Steps

1. Make the pasta dough.

2. Prepare the filling and béchamel. 

3. Cut and cook the pasta.

4. Fill the cannelloni and bake. Buon appetito!

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