Homemade Sweet Potato Gnocchi
By: Tasty Trix
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 4:57pm

Ingredients




cup About  3  of cooked, peeled sweet potato, cut into chunks
2 cups all purpose flour, plus extra for dusting
1 egg
salt & pepper, to taste

Preparation

1 Mash the sweet potato 2 Add the eggs, a few pinches of salt & pepper, and the flour. 3 Mix with a fork. Your dough should be slightly sticky, but workable. 4 Transfer to a work surface, and make ropey tubes, about 1/2 inch in diameter 5 Let the dough rest in the refrigerator for about a half hour. Next, cut the ropes into 1 inch pieces and score with a fork. 6 To cook, plop into boiling water, and, as Mario Batali says, don't just wait until they float - wait until they're trying to escape the pot.

About


The best way to serve these plump little pillows is with some brown butter in which you've crisped up some fresh sage leaves. You can make the gnocchi ahead of time, and then just heat and toss with the sauce when you're ready to serve. What a great  way to serve sweet potatoes at Thanksgiving!