Capeletes, Brazilian baked stuffed pasta

Capeletes, Brazilian baked stuffed pasta

Main dishes

Brazilian capelets: made with an egg and butter dough, filled, poached in water with broth, then topped with tomato sauce and cheese, and baked.

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Capeletes, the Brazilian cousins of Italian cappelletti, are simmered in broth before being lightly baked under a tomato sauce and cheese topping. The filling can be anything you like.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time1 hr
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total2 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$3.25 $0.54 / serving Estimated price; varies by store.

Ingredients

6 people

Dough

  • $0.40
  • $0.70
  • $0.14
  • $0.04

Preparation and cooking

  • $0.18
  • $1.21
  • $0.58

Prices from US supermarkets.

Directions

  1. Combine the flour, egg yolks, butter, salt, and water, knead, and let rest for 1 hour.
  2. Gently roll out the dough and cut it into small squares. ≈ 8 min
  3. Place a small amount of clay in the center, fold it into a triangle, solder the edges, and join the two points to form small hats. ≈ 3 min
  4. Cook them in the boiling, salted water where you have dissolved the bouillon cube, until they float to the surface.
  5. Drain them in a dish, cover them with tomato sauce, and sprinkle with cheese. ≈ 2 min
  6. Bake them lightly in a preheated oven.

The bill

Capeletes, Brazilian baked stuffed pasta

  • 250 g of flour$0.40
  • 2 egg yolks$0.70
  • 15 grams of butter$0.14
  • salt$0.04
  • 1 meat bouillon cube$0.18
  • 400 ml of tomato sauce$1.21
  • 80 grams of grated cheese$0.58

Total$3.25

that's $0.54 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 250 g of flour
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 15 grams of butter
  • salt
  • 100 ml of water
  • 250 g of your choice of filling (cooked ground meat, shredded chicken, or cheese)
  • 1 meat bouillon cube
  • 400 ml of tomato sauce
  • 80 grams of grated cheese

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