Gnocchi Thursday!!!

INGREDIENTS:
1.4 pounds of potatoes (I like the golden potatoes because they end up with a better color)
1 medium egg
salt
2 cups all purpose flour +d some to cover your work space

PREPARATION:
Boil the potatoes in salted water for 40 minutes. To make sure that are cooked poked them with a fork, and it should go all the way thru. Now turn off the stove and take the potatoes out. Peel your potatoes and smash them using a smasher. I have one that my mom bought for me when I got married and I love it, you can use whatever you normally use. 














Add the egg and the flour. Mix all the ingredients together until everything is all blended in.

Now is time to divide your Gnocchi dough in "snakes", as my oldest calls it. No matter how much flour you will add it will always be sticky because American potatoes absorb more water than the one in Europe (why? I have no clue). Just like the one in the picture below. You can make it thinner or thicker, that's up to you. The thinnest the "snake" the smallest the gnocchi. We like them bigger than the one you buy at the store!

Ok, you have your snakes. Take a knife and cut the "snake" in pieces of about 1/2 an inch each.
Take your gnocchi board or a fork and using a finger (most people use their thumb but I use my middle finger) roll the gnocco on top of it to give it the shape. If you don't feel like it you can always leave it like that, the taste won't change! They will tend to be sticky, just put some flour on it to help it dry up a bit.

Sprinkle some flour on a cutting board and put your gnocchi on top of it to rest.
When I'm done I usually put them in the fridge or the freezer to make them harden up faster.
Once you have waited for a few hours you can either put them in a freezer safe zip lock and keep them there up to 3 months or you can cook them.
To cook them it's very easy, just treat them like pasta! Boil salted water and dump them in it. They will sink and when they'll start floating it means that they are done and ready to be taken out of the water and set on your sauce!
BUON APPETITO and ENJOY!