Homemade Potato Gnocchi

5 from 1 vote

Homemade potato gnocchi take extremely simple ingredients and make something extraordinary. Soft and delicate, gnocchi are great on their own our in your favorite dishes.

Prep Time40

Cook Time45

Total Time1 25

Course: dinner, Pasta

Cuisine: Italian

Servings: servings

Calories: 355kcal

Author: Sarah Baumeister

Ingredients

4 medium-sized Russet potatoes
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
1 egg

Instructions

Begin by peeling Russet potatoes and cutting into large chunks. Place in a large pot of cold water, making sure that the potatoes are completely covered with water.
Bring to a boil and cook until a fork easily slides in and out of each potato (about 35 minutes).
Drain potatoes and run them through a potato ricer. (If you don't have a potato ricer, feel free to use a potato masher. Be sure that you are extremely thorough and that there are no lumps).
Allow the potatoes to cool down to room temperature.
In a small bowl, combine flour and salt.
In a large bowl, combine potatoes and egg and stir together to incorporate.
Gradually begin incorporating the flour into the potato mixture until it forms a ball (the ball will be slightly crumbly).
Transfer dough to a floured work service and knead for approximately one minute, or until it is smooth and a little sticky. Do not over mix-- gnocchi are meant to be light and fluffy and over mixing will make them tough.
Pull off a baseball-sized chunk of dough and with both hands, on your floured surface, begin to roll out into a large rope. Make the rope a little less than an inch in diameter.
With a sharp knife or pastry cutter, cut into 1-inch pieces.
Repeat this process until all of the dough has been used up. Make sure to re-flour the surface as needed.
Place the finished gnocchi on a wax paper lined baking sheet, not touching. Freeze or use from room temperature within a few hours. (If you are going to freeze, freeze on the baking sheet first (for about 10 minutes) and then transfer to a container. This will help ensure that they don't all just stick together).

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