Some of you might already know this trick, but I'm posting it because it worked out far better than I expected last night. I had some left-over baked potatoes that were getting old and needed to be used up.
Gnocchi
Use left-over mashed potato, or scoop out the insides of baked potatoes and mix them with 1 egg and enough plain flour to make a soft dough (roughly 1 cup flour to 1 1/2 cups potato?.) I'd suggest using a hand blender to get the mixing started because its easier. I put the egg into the potato first and then gradually added flour, letting the blender do the hard work.
Turn the dough out on a floury surface and give it a couple of turns. Don't worry if it's a little sticky. Then you roll the dough out into about 1/2 inch- 1 inch balls / oblongs/ whatever. I like to roll each shape into a little more flour to stop it sticking. Try semolina flour if you want to be a bit fancier.
All of this took about 10 minutes for me. Then I put it into the fridge until I was ready to make dinner. This helps it set, but I don't think it's absolutely neccesary if your family's starving right then.
Put the gnocchi in a big pot of boiling, salted water as if you were making spaghetti. Make sure the dough balls have room to float to the surface. They generally take between 3-5 minutes to cook. I like serving them with spaghetti sauce and parmesan cheese, but I think a garlic + butter or cheese sauce would work too.
Creative, cheap and a nice way to use up left-overs! I was really surprised how well they turned out.
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