Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   3      cups          sifted all-purpose flour
   4                    eggs
   4 1/2  teaspoons     cold water
   1      pinch         salt
   1      tablespoon    olive oil
   3      cups          meat or ragu sauce
     1/4  cup           parmesan cheese -- freshly grated
                        -----filling for manicotti-----
     3/4  cup           ricotta cheese
     3/4  pound         mozzarella cheese -- diced
   3                    eggs -- lightly beaten
   2      tablespoons   butter
   2      tablespoons   freshly grated parmesan
                        cheese
     1/2  teaspoon      salt
   1      pinch         black pepper

Preparation:

Place flour on a pastry board and the center. Make a well in the middle of the flour. Break the eggs into the well. With your fingers, mix the eggs into the flour. Add the water, a little at a time, and the salt and mix with hands until it forms a uniform dough. Knead the dough for about 10 minutes. Let stand, covered, for about 1 hour. Cut dough into 4 pieces and roll as thin as you can. Cut into rectangles 4 inches wide by 6 inches long. Place between pieces of waxed paper. You should have about 12 pieces. Cook the pasta pieces, 6 pieces at a time, in 4 quarts salted boiling water with olive oil added. Cook for 5 minutes. Drain and place between 2 towels. Drain the ricotta cheese. Combine all of the filling ingredients and mix well. Divide filling into 12 parts. Place a mound of stuffing on each dough rectangle about 1/3 inch from a long edge. Mound should be about 1/2 inch thick and 1/2 inch wide. Fold dough over twice. Spread a thin layer of the meat sauce on the bottom of a baking pan. Arrange manicotti about 1/4 inch apart in the pan and spoon the rest of the sauce over the top. Sprinkle a teaspoon of Parmesan cheese over each of the manicotti. Bake in a preheated slow (300F) oven for 15 to 20 minutes.