Baked Pasta Roses Recipes

BAKED PASTA ROSES

Steps:

• First make the bechamel.
• Melt the butter in a non-stick saucepan over a low heat
• add the flour and stir until you have a smooth paste
• Add the milk a little at a time and continue to stir until the sauce starts to thicken
• Add salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste
• When the bechamel has reached a good thickness add 50g of parmesan and continue to stir until the cheese has melted into the bechamel.
• Remove from the heat and allow to cool covered with cling film. If your bechamel seems lumpy whisk with a hand held food blender!
• Put a pasta sheet onto a floured board.
• Cover with slices of ham.
• Cover the ham with stracchino cheese
• Check the bechamel has cooled and cover one end of the pasta sheet with a spoonful of bechamel.
• Roll the sheet into a swiss roll shape.
• Repeat this process with all the pasta sheets and the rest of the ham and cheese.
• Coat the bottom of an oven dish with bechamel.
• Cut the pasta rolls into 3 pieces ( each about 4-5 cm wide) and place side by side in the oven dish.
• Pour the remaining bechamel over the pasta roses and sprinkle with the remaining parmesan.
• Cover with aluminium foil and cook at 180° in a preheated oven for 20-25 minutes.
• Remove the aluminium foil and cook for another 10 minutes until the top becomes golden and crispy.
• Serve with extra grated parmesan if desired
• Buon Appetito!