Title: Capaletti (Little Hats)
Categories: Pasta
Yield: 4 Servings

----------------------------------FILLING----------------------------------
1 lb Hamburger
1 sm Pkg. Philadelphia cream
-cheese
1/2 cn Grated Parmesan cheese; (6
-oz.)
2 ts Cinnamon
1 ts Nutmeg
1 Grated lemon rind

-----------------------------------BROTH-----------------------------------
1 lg Stewing hen
1 lg Can whole tomatoes
1 lg Onion
4 Sticks celery
1/8 c Salt

-----------------------------------PASTA-----------------------------------
Eggs
c Flour

1. Cook hamburger in its own juice until redness is gone and nearly dry.
Sprinkle with salt and remove from heat. Break cream cheese into small
pieces and add to hamburger. Mix together. In a separate bowl combine
Parmesan cheese, cinnamon, nutmeg and lemon rind. Mix well. Then add to
hamburger mixture. Form into a ball and chill. Can be made the day before.

2. Add broth ingredients to a large kettle of water (6-8 quarts). Cook
until chicken is tender. Remove chicken and strain broth.

3. Pasta: Work together pasta ingredients. Divide into half. Cover unused
portion. Roll dough out into large circle. Add flour as needed. Cut dough
into 2 inch squares.

4. Caps: Place filling on dough, fold diagonally. Bring corners together to
form a little hat. Press edges together to seal. Repeat for second 1/2 of
dough.

5. Cook caps in broth for 15 minutes before serving.

Recipe by: Key Gourmet

Posted to recipelu-digest by James and Susan Kirkland on
Feb 22, 1998