Handmade Jack-o-lantern Pumpkin Ravioli

Pumpkin and squash filled ravioli that looks like a Jack-o-lantern? What a perfect seasonal treat for fall! Learn to create the handmade, burnt orange colored pasta, then make individual filled raviolis shaped like little jack-o-lanterns. You will make fillings with pumpkin, butternut squash, and cheese, and add flavors with spices like turmeric and sage. Learn how to make the pasta dough, learn about rolling, sheeting, and resting the dough, and how to use a hand crank pasta machine. You will also learn how to add color to the pasta dough using all natural dye you have created in class, and how you can create a veritable rainbow of colors using fruits, vegetables, spices, and even some surprising ingredients to add color. 
Go home with a box of fresh, ready to cook pumpkin & squash filled, jack-lantern shaped raviolis, and recipes to create more colored pasta at home!
Students must wear closed-toed shoes and long pants, and may bring their favorite apron.