Soaked Pumpkin Gnocchi

Recipe Description:

Gnocchi is an Italian word for dumplings. Mainly made with potatoes and white flour. I thought I would up the nutrition and flavor by using pumpkin and whole wheat flour.

Prep Time: 10 Minutes

Cook Time: 15 Minutes

Servings: 8

Difficulty: Moderate

Recipe Ingredients:

2 C Pumpkin Puree

4 T. Raw Apple Cider Vinegar

3 1/2 - 4 C Whole Wheat Flour

Nutmeg

4T. Butter

Salt and Pepper

Recipe Instructions:

Mix the pumpkin puree and apple cider vinegar. Then add the flour 1 cup at a time until it comes together as a stiff dough, it should be about the consistency of dumplings. The amount of flour you use will depend on how much water is in your puree. If you are using canned pumpkin you will probably use much less flour than the recipe calls for. My puree still has quite a bit of water in it and therefore needed a lot more flour.

Let this sit at room temperature for 6-12 hours.

When the 6-12 hours has passed grate some nutmeg onto your dough and kneed it in. The amount of nutmeg will depend on how much of a nutmeg flavor you would like, I used about 1/4 t.

Divide your dough into 4 pieces set 3 aside and take the 4th. Dust the counter with flour and roll it into a snake. You will want it to be about 1/2 an inch. Take the snake and cut into 1 inch pieces set on a floured cookie sheet. Do the same with the other 3 balls.

Now at this point you have a couple of options you can put the cut gnocchi in the freezer and when frozen place in a freezer container and store for later use. Or you can let them sit out for about a half hour to dry up a little and then get ready to cook.

When you are finally ready to cook them get a pot and fill with water. You will want about a gallon of water to cook them. Salt the water and bring to a boil. When the water boils add the gnocchi. They will sink to the bottom. Once they begin to float let them boil about 1 minute longer or about a total of 3 minutes. When done drain.

Now pull out a large saute pan and melt 4 T of butter over medium high heat. When the butter is melted add the gnocchi and saute until they begin to form a golden brown crust on them.

Author: helay8403

I'm a stay at home mom doing my best to feed my family real food on a budget. View all posts by helay8403

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