Light and Fluffy: Homemade Pillow Gnocchi Recipe

We all love a good Gnocchi meal, simple, tasty and literally melts in your mouth. However, the thought of making your own might sound more like a mission that the result being worth it? This easy at home recipe will change your mind.

Lets have a look at the magic ingredients to make these little mellow beauties.

• Potatoes: Russet are best to mash down
• Salt: We still want to pack in the flavor
• Eggs: Scrambled, this is our binding agent
• Flour: Forms your base

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Pillow Gnocchi Recipe

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Recipe by Kerryn du ToitCourse: DinnerCuisine: ItalianDifficulty: Easy

Prep time

30

minutes

Cooking time

10

minutes

Total time

40

minutes

This homemade gnocchi recipe is quick and easy and so delicious.

Ingredients

• 5 – 6 large Russet potatoes

• 3/4 tsp salt

• 2 eggs, scrambled

• 1 1/4 cup flour

Method

• Boil your potatoes in a pot of water. Add 1 tablespoon of salt.
• Boil over a medium heat until the potatoes are soft.
  
• Push potatoes through a ricer, or mash up if you don’t have a ricer.
• Spread potatoes on a baking tray, sprinkle salt over the spread and let cool for 1 hour.
• Once cool, make the potatoes in a pile and create a well in the middle.

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• Crack eggs in and sprinkle one cup of flour over potatoes.
• Using your hands combine all the ingredients together.
• Knead the dough until smooth. Be careful to not over knead.
  

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• Divide the combined dough into quarters.
• Roll out each quarter into a rope-like shape.
  

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• Using a short knife, cut gnocchi into 3-4 cm pieces.
  
• Press down with a fork on each piece indenting each piece of gnocchi.
• METHOD – TO COOK
• Bring a pot of water to boil.
• Season the water liberally with salt.
• Add gnocchi and cook for 7-8 minutes.
  
• Serve with an accompanying sauce.

Notes

• Storage: You can store in an air-tight container for up to 5-7 days.

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