Homemade Gnocchi From Leftover Mashed Potatoes Recipe 425 Food

HOMEMADE GNOCCHI FROM LEFTOVER MASHED POTATOES RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• Dump half of your flour onto your work surface. Dump your mashed potatoes onto the flour. Form a well in the potatoes and pour your egg in it. Add salt. Pour half the remaining flour (1/2 a cup) on top. Work the egg, salt and flour into the potatoes using either your hands or a pastry scraper. Once everything is roughly incorporated, gently knead the dough like you would pasta for a couple of minutes. Do not over knead. At this point you can incorporate the rest of the flour if you need it. If the dough is still too sticky to handle or roll out, you need more flour. Again, be careful not to add too much flour, or your gnocchi will be dense and tough. Divide your dough into workable pieces. Roll the dough out until it's around 3/4 " in diameter. Using your pastry cutter or a knife, cut the rope into lengths of 3/4″. Now you have to decide how you want to shape your gnocchi. By pressing it with your thumb, or rolling it on a fork. To get the classic ribs on the gnocchi, roll each piece down the tines of a fork. It's takes some practice, but you'll get the hang of it. You aren't just sliding it down the fork, you need to roll it down. Once you do it right the first time you'll yell, "ah HAH!". And then you'll run outside to drag someone in to show them. To make the thumbprint version, just poke your finger into the centre of the gnocchi. Both versions are fine. The reason you NEED to do one of these two methods is because it's the ridges and the indent that helps holds whatever sauce you're putting on them. If you're planning to freeze some gnocchi, lightly flour a baking sheet, place the gnocchi on it and freeze. Once frozen you can remove them from the pan and immediately put them in baggies or a widemouth mason jar. These then go back in the freezer. Work as quickly as possible so the gnocchi doesn't have a chance to thaw out at all (because then they'll stick to each other). To cook your gnocchi, drop them in salted, boiling water. They're done when they float. To make them even MORE delicious, pan fry them for a couple of minutes in butter and/or oil.

NANNA'S GNOCCHI

Steps:

• Place mashed potatoes, flour, egg, nutmeg and salt& pepper in a bowl.
• Knead lightly with your fingertips to make a firm but soft dough.
• Divide dough into 4 even-sized pieces and then roll into long sausage shapes on a lightly floured surface.
• Cut the rolls into small 1 inch pieces.
• Press each piece over the back of a fork, pressing lightly with 2 fingers.
• Bring a large pot of salted boiling water to simmering point.
• Drop six to eight gnocchi in water and simmer for 3- 4 minutes, or until they rise to the surface.
• Remove with a slotted spoon.
• Serve with your favourite pasta sauce and parmesan cheese.

HOMEMADE GNOCCHI

Steps:

• Boil potato and mash.
• Combine potato with eggs and salt and whip until fluffy.
• Add ricotta cheese, butter, Romano cheese and flour.
• Knead until smooth.
• Shape into 1/2" rolls and cut into 1" lengths.
• Make impression with thumb in each piece, then lightly dust with flour.
• Drop into boiling salted water and cook only until they rise to the surface.
• Drain and serve with tomato sauce and grated cheese.
• Note: Before cooking, gnocchi may be flash frozen on a cookie sheet, then place in plastic bag in freezer.