Sunday, March 20, 2011

Gnocchi

Gnocchi has to be one of my favorite things to make in the kitchen. It's very therapeutic and very temperamental at the same time, I think I had to produce it about 20 times before I could fully appreciate and understand how the dough is correctly made.

Recipe:
3 ea 90 ct potato
2 cups flour
1 ea egg
Parmesan
nutmeg
salt

Bake the potato in the oven for 1 hour or until tender. Pass through a ricer on the table and let cool.
Add salt, nutmeg and Parmesan.
Add about half the flour and make the potato into a pile and add the egg in the center. Start to work in the dough and keep adding till it's a dough consistency.
Roll out into logs and cut.
If you have a gnocchi paddle you can shape them with your thumb.
Drop in boiling water and when they float your ready.