Raviole di Valle Varaita

These spindle-shaped gnocchi from Piemonte, in north Italy, are extravagantly dressed in warmed cream, browned butter, and parmigiano cheese. The recipe comes from the Pasta Grannies cookbook, and it was shared for the book and the popular Pasta Grannies YouTube series by a nonna named Domenica (who is not me).

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