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