9.26.2012

Pumpkin Gnocchi

I was very tenative about this but hubs loves pumpkin things so I went for it. I was very plesantly surprised!
The dish came together really easily and was so simple.
Washing it down with the first pumpkin beer of the season made it excellent





Pumpkin Gnocchi:

1 can (1lb) pumpkin
2-2 1/2 cups of flour
1 egg
1/2 tsp cinnamon
S&P
1/2 cup cheese of your choice; grated
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup pumpkin seeds; toasted until brown

1   mix pumpkin, flour, egg, cinnamon, S&P in small bowl until combined
you may need to add a little more flour to make the gnocchi workable
2   flour your hands and form the dough into 4 rolls
3   individually roll out each roll to about 1/2" thick and then cut them into small rectangles
4   with the back of the tines of a fork impress the fork onto the top of each gnocchi
5   continue with rest of the dough
6   bring a large pot of salted water to a boil
7   place about 1/2 the gnocchi in the pot and cook until they float in the pot,
     open one to make sure they are actually cooked through
8   in a small saucepan heat heavy cream until simmering and then remove from
     heat and stir in cheese, keep on low heat
9   finish boiling the remaining gnocchi
10 plate the gnocchi and spoon the cheese sauce over top, top with toasted pumpkin
     seeds and a little more grated cheese
11 enjoy and be very surprised with how delicious it is!

if you're feeling pumpkiny also try out Pumpkin Seed Bread

2 comments:

  1. I've always wanted to try to make gnocchi but it always looked difficult. Is it time consuming to make?

    Also, pumpkin beer sounds so good!

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    1. I always thought so too, the potato kind is more time consuming! but the pumpkin was so so easy- very good kick off to making gnocchi

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