I am Italian. I love pumpkin. I am now an Italian pumpkin lover. :-). Every year, my Dad's side of the family gets together for a homemade pasta festival. We make everything from scratch and the results are delicious! This year, I got to make the gnocchi. Thus, ever since mid-October, I have had gnocchi on the brain and figured I could change things up a little by making my own variation of it. This turned out wonderfully! I hope you enjoy!
Ingredients:
-1-2 cups pumpkin puree
-4-8 cups white flour
-1 egg
-dash of cinnamon
-dash of nutmeg
-1-2 tbs butter
-1-2 tbs brown sugar
-Grated parmesan cheese
Recipe:
-Bring medium/large pot of water to a boil and proceed with next step while water heats.
-Combine all ingredients in a bowl until it reaches a non-sticky consistency.
-(If it's too gooey, you need more flour.)
-Cover counter surface with flour.
-Taking the dough chunks at a time, roll it out into snake-like formations on the counter.
-Chop dough snake into quarter-half dollar size pieces (roll in more flour if necessary).
-Make a fork indent in each one.
-Toss in boiling water until pieces float then remove them and place them in a baking dish.
-Place butter in baking dish and stir until butter is melted.
-Place brown sugar in baking dish and stir until it has dissolved through the dish.
-Sprinkle cheese on top.
-Bake in oven for 10-20 minutes.
Notes:
This makes a lot of gnocchi. You can feel free to lessen the amount of puree you use, making less overall. This also tastes great with a tomato sauce. The brown sugar sauce gives it an almost desert appeal while the tomato sauce brings it back to Italy. Gnocchi is surprisingly easy and a whole lot of fun! Enjoy!
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