Sweet Potato Gnocchi

It was my first time making gnocchi but I'll definitely be making these again. They are super tasty, perfect to freeze and easy and quick to cook - even straight from frozen. I doubled the recipe quantity below to make extra for the freezer.

I ate my first batch alongside my Poached Egg Ratatouille.

Gnocchi are Italian soft dough dumplings, traditionally made from semolina, flour, egg, cheese, potato, or breadcrumbs. They are often eaten as a first course, as an alternative to soups or pasta in Italian dining. They are a great source of carbohydrates - flour, potatoes etc. plus the eggs and cottage cheese in my version below provides 10g protein.

Sweet Potato Gnocchi
Makes 4 (32 gnocchi per serving)

Ingredients:
- 500g / 18oz sweet potato
- 112g / 4oz cottage cheese, lowfat
- 1 egg
- 120g / 4.5oz flour (I use whole wheat), plus extra for rolling
- 1/8tsp nutmeg (optional)

Method:
Bake the sweet potato in the skins, either in the oven or microwave and then scoop out the flesh. Set the skins aside.
Blend the flesh in a food processor.
Add the cottage cheese and egg to the food processor and blend to combine.
Transfer to a bowl and add the flour and nutmeg (if desired) to form a sticky dough.
Chill the dough in the fridge for 2 hours.
Generously sprinkle flour on parchment paper...

Roll out portions of the chilled dough into long ropes, about 1-inch thick, and then cut the dough into bite-size pieces.
Place the gnocchi on to the floured parchment paper and chill in the fridge for 5 minutes.
At this point the uncooked gnocchi can be frozen. Place the whole tray into the freezer for about 2 hours and then transfer individual frozen pieces into a freezable bag or container...

To cook the gnocchi, boil a pan of water and then add the gnocchi and cook for 3-5 minutes. Frozen gnocchi can be cooked immediately from frozen but may need a few extra minutes. Once the gnocchi rise to the surface of the boiling water, they'll be done.
Drain the gnocchi and serve with sauce or as a side dish. ENJOY!

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