Ravioli Dolci

Directions

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   Making the Filling-- In a saucepan combine-- grapes, pear, apples, zests, and squash.
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   Bring to a boil and cover slightly.
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   Cook until fruit is breaking down and very soft, adding more water if necessary.
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   Press the fruit thru a foley with a coarse blade.
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   Place back into pot and cook another 20 minutes.
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   Stir, and keep checking as not to scorch.
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   Its ready when it coats a wooden spoon.
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   Cool.
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   This takes a fair amount of time to do on low heat.
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    Add the chestnuts, raisins, and pine nuts, and brandy.
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    Stir well Otherwards what you made was sort of a mincemeat.
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    Pastry-- Combine all dry ingredients and zest.
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    Add butter chilled and in cubes.
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    Sprinkle with beaten egg, and water combined.
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    Combine until you have a pastry dough just forming into a ball.
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    This could all be done in a processor if desired.
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    Turn onto to board, gather into a loose ball.
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    Wrap in saran and chill.
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    Roll out the dough on a floured board about 1/8 inch thick.
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    or less Use a round 3 inch cutter cut out rounds.
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    Fill each with a teaspoon of filling.
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    Brush a little beaten egg around inner edges and fold over.
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    Crimp, and seal with a fork.
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    Re roll dough and continue until all scrapes are used.
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    Preheat oven 350 degrees.
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    Place on greased cookie sheets.
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    Bake 18 minutes until golden.
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    Cool on rack.
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    Dust with confectioners sugar.