Potato Gnocchi

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb potato
• 2 cups unbleached flour

Recipe

• 1 wash, peel and cube potatoes.
• 2 boil in salted water, in a covered pot, until tender.
• 3 drain, reserving a little hot water for further use.
• 4 put the hot cooked potatoes on a flat working surface and mash.
• 5 put 2 cups flour on top of potatoes and mix well to make a soft elastic dough.
• 6 knead the dough well until it is pliable, adding some of the reserved hot water if needed.
• 7 you should knead until the dough is smooth and elastic, about 5- 8 minutes.
• 8 use as little additional flour as possible.
• 9 to make gnocchi, break off small pieces of dough.
• 10 using the palm of your hand, roll the pieces to pencil thickness.
• 11 cut them into pieces about 3/4 inch long.
• 12 curl each piece by pressing lightly with your index finger and pulling your finger along the piece of dough toward you.
• 13 when you want to eat them, bring salted water to a boil.
• 14 add gnocchi and boil rapidly, uncovered, until tender.
• 15 they should take about 10 minutes or less.
• 16 drain, top with sauce and enjoy.